PRESS COVERAGE

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/12/08/richard-johnson-eric-garner-documentary-seeks-justice-and-an-oscar/

'“The film is about a tragedy that shaped our national discourse through the lens of motherhood and resilience,” said director Bailey. Carr added, “There’s no sense in someone else telling it and you being an extra in your own story.” And for other victims, Carr says, “As long as they’ve got a mother, they’ve got a voice.” Whether Academy Award voters hear that voice we’ll know on Dec. 17 when the shortlists for nominees are announced. One mother surely has her fingers crossed.'

https://thecinemagroup.co/news/3gdh3o1c1evzvz7pqbvrg2smpat5zb

'HER FIGHT, HIS NAME: THE STORY OF GWEN CARR AND ERIC GARNER IS A DEEPLY MOVING AND IMPACTFUL DOCUMENTARY THAT HONORS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ERIC GARNER WHILE SHINING A LIGHT ON THE RESILIENCE AND ACTIVISM OF HIS MOTHER, GWEN CARR. IT IS A VITAL FILM FOR ANYONE SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND THE HUMAN COST OF SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE AND THE POWER OF GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY. BRAD BAILEY’S MASTERFUL STORYTELLING AND GWEN CARR’S UNYIELDING STRENGTH MAKE THIS DOCUMENTARY AN ESSENTIAL WATCH AND A DESERVING CONTENDER FOR OSCAR RECOGNITION.'

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'#TheWrapScreenings: Director Brad Bailey reveals what motivated him to make “Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner”: “I wanted to understand the real people that are behind some of these big stories that we see.”'

https://www.thewrap.com/oscar-qualifying-shorts-directors-inspiration-behind-films/

'Director Brad Bailey’s documentary short film, “Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner,” chronicles six years of Gwen Carr’s life following her son’s 2014 death at the hands of the NYPD. It charts her transformation from a grieving mother to a vocal activist, as she faced personal and public challenges as she continued her fight for justice. When Bailey read about the 2017 death of Erica Garner, Carr’s granddaughter, from a heart attack, it led him to contact Carr.

“I wanted to understand the real people behind some of these big stories that we see, what happens to them when the cameras go away and what happens to them in their private, intimate moments after the crowds have gone away and they have to deal with this trauma, this grief,” Bailey said. “I wanted to really understand who [Gwen] was and how she actually went through that process, and you saw the result.”'

https://pix11.com/news/morning/eric-garners-mom-gwen-carr-previews-new-documentary/

'Following the death of her son Eric Garner, Gwen Carr turned her pain into a desire to fight against systemic racism and push for police reform.

Now, she joins PIX11 alongside director Brad Bailey to discuss using film to discuss important social issues, being invited to the White House, and the new documentary short “Her Fight, His Name: The Story of Gwen Carr and Eric Garner.”'

https://deadline.com/2024/05/eric-garner-killing-documentary-1235903810/

'In the years since her son’s death, Carr pushed successfully to get Pantaleo canned, as well as advocating for federal and state legislation like the Empire State’s Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act, which makes such harsh measures by police illegal. The short documentary goes behind that public work for a look at the private toll.'