FRONTLINE

Police on Trial

Season 2022  Episode 8

FRONTLINE and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters from local journalism partner Star Tribune examine one of the most pivotal events in the history of race and policing in America.

The documentary POLICE ON TRIAL draws on unique on-the-ground reporting and filming, from the earliest days after George Floyd’s death, to documenting the trial and murder conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin, to ongoing struggles for police accountability and reform in Minneapolis.


Read an interview with the filmmakers: ‘An Unfiltered View’: Producers of POLICE ON TRIAL on What the Documentary Reveals 2 Years After the Murder of George Floyd