By Jeff Murphy,
April 16, 2019

鈥淐harm City鈥 photo caption and credit: Mr. C at the morning meeting of the Rose Street
Community Center in the heart of East Baltimore. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Andre Lambertson.
WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥 and Capitol Cinema join the Independent Television Service documentary series 鈥淚ndependent
Lens鈥 to present a special community screening of the feature film 鈥淐harm City鈥 at
6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24. In concert with the film, attendees are encouraged to
bring canned goods for local distribution, and learn about local community services
before the event.
The event is free, and registration is available at .
Directed by Marilyn Ness and co-produced by Katy Chevegny, 鈥淐harm City鈥 was filmed
over a violent three-year period when Baltimore鈥檚 nickname never seemed less apt.
鈥淐harm City鈥 profiles a group of police, citizens, community leaders and government
officials who, with grit, fury and compassion, are grappling with the consequences
of violence and trying to reclaim their city鈥檚 future.
On the streets of Baltimore, shooting is rampant, the murder rate is approaching an
all-time high and distrust of the police is at a fever pitch. With nerves frayed and
neighborhoods in distress, dedicated community leaders, compassionate law enforcement
officers and a progressive young city councilman try to stem the epidemic of violence.
Filmed during the lead up to, and aftermath of, Freddie Gray鈥檚 death in police custody,
鈥淐harm City鈥 is a powerful cinema v茅rit茅 portrait of those surviving in, and fighting
for, the vibrant city they call home.
Marilyn Ness (Director/Producer) is a two-time Emmy鈸, Peabody, and DuPont Award-winning
filmmaker, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She produced
鈥淐ameraperson鈥 (dir. Kirsten Johnson), which premiered at Sundance in 2016, was released
by the Criterion Collection, and was shortlisted for the 2017 Academy Awards鈸.
Katy Chevigny (Producer) is an award-winning filmmaker and co-founder of Big Mouth
Productions. Most recently, she produced Dark Money, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance
Film Festival, and she directed one of the storylines in Kartemquin Films鈥 documentary
series 鈥淗ard Earned,鈥 which explores the lives of five American families struggling
to get by in today's economy, and won a 2016 Alfred I. DuPont Award.