On 25th June 2013, a 52 year-old Malian-born mother, Fatouma Kebe lost an eye at the hands of the police, following the brutal arrest of her two sons. What is worse, it was all a mistake – neither of her sons were the officersâ target. In 2020, the presiding court stated the officers used a disproportionate level of force, but cleared them of all charges.
On that day in Villemomble, a Parisian suburb, six cameras captured the events. A fresh examination of the evidence, in conjunction with digital modelling, shows how the methods used by the police disregarded the Kebe familyâs safety without justification and reveals officersâ lies during the court hearings.
âWithout these videos, I would be in jail right now,â says Fatoumaâs son Makan Kebe.
Revue
- The film received a special mention at the DIG Awards 2021 (‘Investigative Medium’ category), âfor the technical quality in an investigation on unjustified violence used by the police, convincingly proven by the frame-by-frame video.â
- GIJN Editor’s pick: 2021âs Best Investigative Stories in French: “The factual reconstruction of the operation gives the viewers all the elements to form their conclusion.”
- Interview “Au Poste” (D. Dufresne/Blast)
- « IntelligibilitĂ© du numĂ©rique » (academic publication): “LâenquĂȘte OSINT. Des traces ouvertes au rĂ©cit journalistique fermĂ© “ (R. Roumanos, O. Le Deuff)
