Charm City (film)

Charm City is a 2018 crime documentary film directed by Marilyn Ness. The film follows a community in Baltimore, Maryland, over the span of three years of high violence. The film primarily focuses on two threads: the governmental response to the violence—both by the police and the city council—and the citizens' response and the community groups they form.

Charm City
Directed byMarilyn Ness
Produced by
  • Marilyn Ness
  • Katy Chevigny
Music byTodd Griffin
Cinematography
  • Andre Lambertson
  • John Benam
Edited byDon Bernier

The film debuted at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and Maryland Film Festival before a wider release.

Cast
  • Clayton “Mr. C” Guyton
  • Alex Long
  • Major Monique Brown
  • Officer Eric Winston
  • Officer John Gregorio
  • Councilman Brandon Scott

Release

Critical response

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 8.06/10.[1] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 85 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "universal acclaim."[2] The film was on the short list for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3]

Ben Kenigsberg writing for the New York Times wrote, "The film captures up close the way violence transforms neighborhoods and families with an immediacy that transcends headlines or sensationalism."[4]

References
  1. Charm City (2018), retrieved 2020-12-06
  2. Charm City, retrieved 2020-12-06
  3. Kaltenbach, Chris. "'Charm City' documentary makes Oscars short list". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  4. Kenigsberg, Ben (2018-10-16). "Review: 'Charm City' Vividly Captures the Streets of Baltimore (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
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