'Marvin Booker Was Murdered' Showing At The St. Louis Film Fest

ST. LOUIS, MO — The Missouri History Museum will host a screening of "Marvin Booker Was Murdered," by filmmaker Wade Gardner, Friday Nov. 10 at 7:00 p.m. The unsettling documentary examines the 2010 death of Marvin Booker, a homeless street preacher with mental-health issues, who died in police custody in Denver, Colo. Five sheriff's deputies beat, choked and used a taser on the homeless man. The event was caught on tape and witnessed by as many as 20 people, but none of the officers were indicted or even reprimanded.

The film follows Booker's family as they push a case against the city through the court system, and includes interviews with Booker's brother, Rev. Spencer Booker of St. Paul AME Church in St. Louis. A jury awarded Booker's family a record $6 million settlement in 2014, but the family continues to fight to ensure the civil rights of people like Marvin will not be violated in the future.

The screening is part of the 26th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, which runs from Nov. 2-12. The festival brings internationally acclaimed cinema, including documentaries, independently-produced films and shorts, to the big screen. See a full list of film screenings.

Watch a trailer for the film

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