Traffic Stop

For the quick inspection of a vehicle while driving, see Traffic stop.

Traffic Stop is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner.

Traffic Stop
Film poster
Directed by	Kate Davis David Heilbroner
Production company	Q-Ball Productions
Distributed by	HBO Films
Release date	November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Summary

It chronicles a white police officer's stop and, ultimately, arrest of Breaion King, a 26-year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas.^[1]

Accolades

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 90th Academy Awards.^[2][3] After airing on HBO, it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Short Documentary at the 40th News and Documentary Emmy Award.^[4] It received generally positive reviews from critics.^[5]