We Are Human Too (The fight for accountability)

Hello everyone! I'm Anthony Headen. Writer, Director and Producer of MULTIPLE AWARD WINNING SHORT FILM, "WE ARE HUMAN TOO. BASED ON TRUE EVENTS, IN WHICH UNARMED, NON-VIOLENT, BLACK CITIZENS ARE KILLED BY POLICE ON CAMERA, AND DESPITE CLEAR EVIDENCE OF WRONG DOING, THEIR ACTIONS ARE JUSTIFIED. THE FILM OFFERS A POINT OF VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE, BY DEPICTING THE VICTIMS AND THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTINGS AS THE OPPOSITE RACE.

The trailer can be viewed here https://youtube.com/shorts/h1O8bFV8Dss?feature=share

The short film We Are Human Too can be viewed here https://youtu.be/weZ9VmaBDT0

Since winning multiple awards, https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2559839/awards/?ref_=nm_awd we've decided that we can raise more awareness by making a feature length film and distributing the project ourselves.

That means we have to pay for film permits, production equipment, legal fees, cast, crew, marketing and theater rentals ourselves, so we're asking for your help. Please donate and help us produce and bring this film to theaters.

As you know, filmmaking isn't cheap. I don't come from money either. It took my entire 4 years worth of savings to make this short film, but it had to be made, as the subject matter needed to be addressed in a softened manner to offer a different perspective.

We want the feature length version of the film to raise as much awareness as globally possible, so changes can be made to prevent these ongoing tragedies from reoccurring.

HERE'S MY DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT ABOUT WHY I MADE THIS FILM....

Observing numerous debates, media personalities, and politicians' callous responses to these tragedies, I realized what a bit of their disconnect was. THEY IDENTIFIED WITH THE POLICE INVOLVED AND NOT THE VICTIM!

This can be innocent enough. I'm careful not to attribute racism to every negative scenario that involves opposite races. Sometimes it's a misunderstanding and someone needs to be offered a different perspective to comprehend the other's position in certain matters. 

I have friends and loved ones of all ethnicities, so I'm acutely aware of how culture differences can lead to misunderstandings. 

You ask yourself, "How can someone watch a video of a person with their empty hands in the air, be gunned down, and say they deserved it?"

I began to brainstorm and arrived at an answer. "If the officer looks like me, a non-violent, law abiding citizen, then surely there had to be a justifiable reason he shot that person."

So with that perspective, I wondered what that type of mindset would think if the same exact scenario played out, but the victim looks like them instead of the officer involved. 

I found a lot of people finally understood the African American perspective, after they watched "We Are Human Too". 

I felt it was the best way for us to understand each other, come together as HUMANS and make our everyday experiences as positive as we can for one another. 

Yet, the problem still persists. Officers make fatal mistakes with, often, zero accountability. As if the victim doesn't matter, or isn't human. 

Please help us bring this film to as many eyes as possible, so we can stop the madness and bring humanity to the forefront. 

Thank you for considering.