'Fruitvale' director's Oscar Grant connection

'Fruitvale' director's Oscar Grant connection | CNN

The incident is chronicled in “Fruitvale Station,” an independent film, scheduled for release on July 12, that tells the story of the last day ...

Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler talks about portraying a ...

Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old father, was shot and killed by transit police officer Johannes Mehserle in the early hours of New Year's Day in 2009. Grant, who ...

Rewriting Black Manhood: A Conversation With 'Fruitvale Station ...

It tracks the last day of Oscar Grant's life, the 22-year-old black man who was fatally shot on New Year's Day by an Oakland police officer.

Director Ryan Coogler Discusses His Debut Film, “Fruitvale Station”

Clocking in at 90 minutes, Fruitvale provides a thorough perspective on who Oscar Grant was as a person, giving some much-needed humanity to the ...

Oscar Grant Family Looking Forward to 'Fruitvale', Film About the ...

"Fruitvale" is expected to portray the hours before Grant, 22, was shot in the back by former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle on Jan. 1, ...

Interview: 'Fruitvale Station' director Ryan Coogler on ... - Oregon Live

Ryan Coogler's film recounts the last 24 or so hours in the life of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old African-American who was shot and killed in the ...

Fruitvale Station's success a 'surprise' for first-time director Ryan ...

Made for less than $1m, Coogler's first feature film is garnering early Oscars buzz for its riveting portrayal of Oscar Grant.

Developing Characters: The Lesson of Fruitvale Station

Taking place over the period of a day, the final day of young Oscar Grant's life, Fruitvale Station goes beyond the media depictions to ...

Film about Oscar Grant's slaying evokes mother's pain, vital message

Four and a half years ago, Grant, 22, was shot by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer on the Fruitvale station platform, only five miles ...

Fruitvale Station Writer-Director Has Sacramento State Ties

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A movie opening on Friday about the 2009 BART shooting that killed Oscar Grant has a local connection. Writer-director ...

Killing of Oscar Grant - Wikipedia

Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old Black man who was killed in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009 by BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in ...

Introducing Oscar Grant, The Man Behind The Headlines - NPR

Jordan gives a major performance in Ryan Coogler's debut film, Fruitvale Station. He plays 22-year-old Oscar Grant, who was shot in a run-in ...

The Story Behind Fruitvale Station

Shot on location in Oakland, Fruitvale Station, the feature debut of director Ryan Coogler, takes place on the last day of Grant's life. It ...

'Fruitvale Station' Director Ryan Coogler on Telling Oscar Grant's Story

The director shares how the untimely death impacted him and why he wanted to write and direct a film about Oscar Grant's last few days.

Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station: The Story Behind The Black ...

In Fruitvale Station, there is some brief background about Oscar Grant that can be inferred through Ryan Coogler's storytelling. One important ...

Ryan Coogler Talks Honoring Oscar Grant, Slain at 'Fruitvale Station'

Interview: Ryan Coogler Talks Honoring Oscar Grant, Slain at 'Fruitvale Station' (UPDATED, TRAILER)

Ryan Coogler on Humanizing a Movement for 'Fruitvale Station'

For 27-year-old writer-director Ryan Coogler, Fruitvale Station was a dual endeavor to both humanize Oscar and give him an everyman quality.

“Fruitvale Station” Shut Out of Oscars - NBC Bay Area

No love for Oakland at the Oscars. The Bay Area-based film production of "Fruitvale Station" -- the tale of Oscar Grant III's final day ...

'Fruitvale Station's' Ryan Coogler, the message maker

The California kid whose first full-length feature film wowed the judges at Sundance and Cannes this year is now showing it off to the world ...

Tracing Oscar Grant's last day in 'Fruitvale Station' | LAist

"Fruitvale Station," is 27-year-old writer/director Ryan Coogler's fictionalized account of Grant's last day. Coogler joins Take Two to talk ...