NAMI Elm City and NAMI Shoreline Present the award-winning HBO documentary Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops
March 29, 2021 @ 7:00PM — 8:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
From Guilford-based filmmaker Jenifer McShane, Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops is an intimate portrait of two Texas police officers who are helping change the way police respond to mental health calls
From Guilford-based filmmaker Jenifer McShane, Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops is an intimate portrait of two Texas police officers who are helping change the way police respond to mental health calls. These are no ordinary cops; they are part of San Antonio Police Department’s Mental Health Unit. www.ernieandjoethefilm.com
Discussion and audience Q&A with:
Ernie Stevens, San Antonio Police Mental Health Unit (ret.), from the film
Acting Chief Renee Dominguez & Sergeant Mike Fumiatti, New Haven PD
Pastor Cicely Little, New Freedom Baptist Church
Carlos Sosa-Lombardo, Project Fresh Start Director
Leonard Jahad, CT Violence Intervention Program
Moderated by Shafiq Abdussabur, New Haven Police (Ret.) and WNHH Urban Talk Radio
We are presenting a shortened (25 minute) version of the film. If you’d like to see the full theatrical version before the meeting, please keep an eye out for an email with information for you to view the film between March 23 and March 30.
For more information, contact Vicky Sigworth, vsigworth@gmail.com, 203 215-1034