With Sabaah Folayan , Davis co-directed '' Whose Streets ? '' , a documentary about the Ferguson uprising following the killing of Michael Brown . The film premiered in competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival as a Day One screening , where it received favorable reviews from critics . In a five-star review in '' The Guardian '' , Jordan Hoffman praised Folayan and Davis 's " tremendous end run around mainstream news outlets and the agenda-driven narratives that emerge , particularly on television " in the directors ' choice not to use " images ... leaked by law enforcement or stage managed for the media , but which come directly from the people who lived through the violent events of 2014 . " On February 7 , 2017 , Magnolia Pictures purchased the film for theatrical distribution , with plans for a summer release on the anniversary of Brown 's death . The film will be released on August 11 , 2017
2017 Sundance Film Festival
2017 Sundance Film Festival
Damon Davis