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Fruitvale Station : Opening Sequence

Couple Oscar (Michael B. Jordan) and Sophina (Melonie Diaz) discuss their New Year's resolutions. At the Fruitvale BART station, White officers detain Black citizens, and Officer Ingram fires a gunshot.

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Credits, Opening, beat, action, beat, emotion, canted frame, dialogue, diegetic sound, extreme long shot, flashforward (prolepsis), handheld camera, long shot, overlapping dialogue, pan, tilt, title sequence, voice-off

Diversity in Media Representation

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

"Opening Sequence" in Fruitvale Station. Directed by Ryan Coogler, Significant Productions, 2013, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=3047

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user George Elkind

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