Flint Town Explained
Flint Town is an eight episode American documentary television series that was released on Netflix on March 2, 2018.[1] [2] [3] The documentary focuses on the thoughts and conflicted emotions of police officers serving to protect urban areas of Flint, Michigan struggling with poverty, crime, financially strapped public services and the Flint water crisis. The series covers a period from November 2015 to early 2017, the same time frame as the 2016 presidential election. The department captured on-screen is down from 300 officers to 98 for 100,000 people, the lowest number out of comparably sized cities. Over the course of the episodes, the police faced a crucial millage vote and a city government wrangling over funding.[4]
Cast
- Bridgette Frost (born Balasko) – police officer; later officer, CATT (Crime Area Target Team) squad; aspires to be a Federal Investigator; later Homicide Detective
- Devon Bernritter – Captain
- John Boismier – K-9 Officer
- Esther Campbell – Sergeant
- Hillary Clinton – Democratic Presidential Candidate
- Jessica Dupnack – ABC12 News Reporter
- Robert Frost – Sergeant
- Timothy Johnson – Chief of Police, appointed by Mayor Karen Weaver
- Dion Reed – LERTA Cadet turned police officer, son of Maria[5]
- Maria Reed – LERTA Cadet turned police officer, mother of Dion
- Bernie Sanders – Democratic Presidential Candidate
- Bill Schuette - Michigan Attorney General
- Lewis Spears – Police Reserve Volunteer
- James Tolbert – former Chief of Police, fired by Mayor Karen Weaver
- Donald Trump – 45th President of The United States of America
- Jazmin Tuttle – fiancé of Dion Reed
- Keith Urquhart – Sergeant, CATT squad
- Scott Watson – officer, CATT squad
- Karen Weaver – Newly elected Mayor of Flint
- James Wheeler – Field Training Officer
- Brian Willingham – police officer
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Flint Town review – Netflix's incredible portrait of a town in crisis. Wollaston . Sam. The Guardian. 2018-03-02. 2018-03-03.
- Web site: 'Flint Town' Review: A Vital, Surprising Look at America Through the Eyes of Police Officers in New Netflix Series. Greene . Steve. IndieWire. 2018-03-02. 2018-03-03.
- Web site: 'Flint Town' examines the trials and tribulations, but also the beauty, of the Michigan city. Lloyd . Robert. Los Angeles Times. 1 March 2018. 2018-03-03.
- Web site: Netflix's 'Flint Town' offers behind-the-scenes look at city's police. Hinds . Julie. freep.com. 2 March 2018. 2018-03-03.
- Web site: Flint Police's First Mother-Son Duo. My City Magazine. October 3, 2016. March 3, 2018. Briggs. Lisa.
