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Fruitvale Station is a 2013 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ryan Coogler.It is Coogler's feature directorial debut, and is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man killed in 2009 by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer Johannes Mehserle at the Fruitvale district BART station in Oakland, California.
The killing, and the protests against it, were an important precursor to the Black Lives Matter movement, which began in 2013. [2] The biographical drama film Fruitvale Station (2013), written and directed by Ryan Coogler, portrays the last 24 hours of Grant's life, his killing, and the immediate aftermath.
Michael Bakari Jordan [1] (/ b ɑː ˈ k ɑːr i / bah-KAR-ee; born February 9, 1987) [2] is an American actor, producer and director. He is best known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in Creed (2015), and Erik Killmonger in Black Panther (2018), all of which were written and directed by Ryan Coogler.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. American filmmaker (born 1986) Ryan Coogler Coogler at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con Born Ryan Kyle Coogler (1986-05-23) May 23, 1986 (age 38) Oakland, California, U.S. Education St. Mary's College of California California State University, Sacramento (BA) University of Southern ...
Variety is set to honor “Fruitvale Station” producer and Significant Productions co-founder Nina Yang Bongiovi with its Creative Impact in Producing Award at the Sun Valley Film Festival in ...
[13] [14] Fruitvale Station, a film about the killing, was released in 2013. [15] Tempo bus rapid transit service on International Boulevard began on August 9, 2020. [16] The line's Fruitvale station is located about 600 feet (180 m) northeast of the BART station. [17]
Ohanian co-produced the film Fruitvale Station, written and directed by fellow USC graduate Ryan Coogler. [3] Fruitvale Station went on to win the top audience and grand jury awards in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and also went on to premiere at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and won the Prize of the Future ...
Fruitvale (BART station) Fruitvale Oil Field, underneath Bakersfield, ... Fruitvale, original title of Fruitvale Station, a 2013 American independent drama film;