No Visible Trauma

No Visible Trauma is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Marc Serpa Francoeur and Robinder Uppal and released in 2020.[1] The film documents several allegations of abuse of power against the Calgary Police.[2]

No Visible Trauma
Directed byMarc Serpa Francoeur
Robinder Uppal
Produced byGeoff Morrison
Marc Serpa Francoeur
Robinder Uppal
Written byMarc Serpa Francoeur
Robinder Uppal
Music byChristine Bougie
Joel Visentin
CinematographyDaniel Froidevaux
Edited byMarc Serpa Francoeur
Robinder Uppal
Production
company
Big Cedar Films
Lost Time Media
Release date
  • September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18) (VIFF)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

It centres on the cases of Godfred Addai-Nyamekye, a person of colour who was involuntarily transported to the city limits and left to freeze in below-zero weather after a routine traffic stop, and was eventually tasered and beaten by the police officer who responded after Addai-Nyamekye called 911;[3] Daniel Haworth, a man who suffered a permanent brain injury when he was thrown to the ground by the same police officer who had tasered Addai-Nyamekye, eventually contributing to Haworth's subsequent death of a drug overdose;[4] and Anthony Heffernan, a man who died after being shot four times by police on an apparently routine wellness check.[5]

An excerpt from the film, titled "Above the Law", aired on CBC Television's CBC Docs POV series in July 2020,[6] prior to the full film's theatrical premiere at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival.[7]

References
  1. Norman Wilner, "VIFF review: No Visible Trauma documents shocking abuses of police power in Calgary". The Georgia Straight, September 20, 2020.
  2. Victoria Ahearn, "'These kind of issues are out here': New doc examines police violence in Calgary". North Shore News, July 9, 2020.
  3. Joel Dryden, "Six years after his violent arrest, Calgary man says he's still waiting for justice". CBC News Calgary, June 11, 2020.
  4. Meghan Grant, "Victim was never the same after suffering brain injury at hands of Calgary officer, assault trial hears". CBC News Calgary, May 15, 2019.
  5. Meghan Grant and Robson Fletcher, "Calgary officer who fatally shot Anthony Heffernan won't be charged". CBC News, August 22, 2016.
  6. Norman Wilner, "Review: CBC’s Above The Law documents shocking abuses of police power in Calgary". The Georgia Straight, July 10, 2020.
  7. Lauren Malyk, "Loretta Todd’s Monkey Beach to open Vancouver Int’l Film Festival". Playback, September 3, 2020.
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