“Lowrider Lawyers: Putting a City on Trial”
A Barrio Bushido/Maya Media Production. Written and Directed by Benjamin Bac Sierra. Filmed and Edited by Peter Menchini.
I invite you to enjoy “Lowrider Lawyers: Putting a City on Trial,” the film that changed the news and has forced the public to be critical about police narratives and mainstream media manipulations.
Note that we have created this art and education so that we become more conscious regarding the legal issues of the Alex Nieto case and so that we rally during the trial, which begins Tuesday, March 1, 2016. We invite you to donate to the gofundme account linked below so that we can help supporters pay for parking, lunch, transportation costs, and, even child care costs https://www.gofundme.com/fejstvpw Thank you.
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In “Lowrider Lawyers: Putting a City on Trial,” the barrio community rises with creativity and amor for Alex Nieto, scholarship student security guard and beloved son, who was unlawfully killed by 48 bullets fired from the San Francisco Police Department on March 21, 2014 on top of Bernal Heights Mountain.
When the Homies discover that Alex, who had never even been arrested in his entire life, has been unjustly executed, they request that the heavy hitters handle the case. Caravanning with other fine rides, the Lowrider Lawyers lowride in a wine-colored 1966 Chevy Impala Convertible to the colonial courthouse, where indigenous danzantes drum out and stomp over evil spirits, and summon the truth into the justice system. A jury of peers, cholo homeboys and homegirls, listen intently to the evidence presented.
Using legal articulation, the Lowrider Lawyers begin with a clear, concise opening statement. They then move to critically examining the witness who actually saw the killing and contradicts the police narrative, a dog owner whose wolf-like dog attacked Alex, and the person, who without reasonable cause, called the police on Alex. The courthouse is then magically transformed into the barrio, where the last Lowrider Lawyer interrogates the police officer who killed Alex Nieto. Balmy Alley’s gentrification mural becomes the vibrant backdrop, and the Homies painted on the walls serve as the jury. Substantive answers from witnesses and the police are based on the actual San Francisco District Attorney’s Report, deposition testimony, and other true accounts.
Real footage of “Amor for Alex” marches and lowrider shows concludes this powerful, unprecedented type of film. Written and directed by Benjamin Bac Sierra and filmed and edited by Peter Menchini. Starring Homies from San Fran and around the Bay, San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ District Nine Candidate Edwin Lindo, national entertainer and singer Favi Estrella, and Stanford Law School graduate and international development consultant Adriana Camarena. Soundtrack by “Dr. Loco” (Jose Cuellar) and Favi Estrella.
See the link below to find out more information about the film:
https://todobododown.wordpress.com/20...
“Lowrider Lawyers: Putting a City on Trial” trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSlyp...
Click on the link to find out more about Alex Nieto: http://justice4alexnieto.org/alex-story/
