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Fruitvale Station : Prognosis

Wanda (Octavia Spencer) waits at the hospital to hear of her son Oscar's (Michael B. Jordan) prognosis after being shot by a BART police officer. A doctor informs her and other loved ones that Oscar is not responding well to treatment, prompting Wanda to lead a prayer for him. However, Oscar dies.

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beat, event, character, dialogue, diegetic sound, exterior, extreme close-up, extreme long shot, flashback, insert, interior, location, medium close-up, medium shot, monologue, music, nondiegetic, natural lighting, naturalistic acting, pan, plot, shallow focus, shot/reverse shot, sound bridge, tilt, two-shot

Diversity in Media Representation

Black: African-American, LGBTQ: Cisgender Female, LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Woman

"Prognosis" in Fruitvale Station. Directed by Ryan Coogler, Significant Productions, 2013, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=3043

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user George Elkind

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