Frame 394

Frame 394 is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Rich Williamson and released in 2016.^[1]

Frame 394
Directed by	Rich Williamson
Produced by	Shasha Nakhai Ed Barreveld
Starring	Daniel Voshart
Cinematography	Rich Williamson
Edited by	Rich Williamson
Music by	Rob Teehan
Production company	Compy Films
Distributed by	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Release date	May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03) (Hot Docs)
Running time	30 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Summary

The film centres on Daniel Voshart, a Canadian cinematographer and image stabilization specialist who reviewed the video of the shooting of Walter Scott, and claimed to have discovered evidence in frame 394 of the video "that challenged the accepted narrative of what transpired between Slager and Scott". The frame appears to show Scott's hands on Slager's taser at the time the officer reached for his gun. If true, this would create justification for use of force. The film discusses the moral conflict caused by the discovery. Voshart's original intent was to find evidence that could be used to convict, not acquit the officer.^[2]

Accolades

The film premiered at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2016,^[3] and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.^[4] It was also named to the initial shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject),^[5] but missed out at the 89th Academy Awards.