Throughout A City in the Forest, which tracks various forms of opposition to Atlanta's "Cop City" from 2020 to 2023, the filmmakers shout that they are press to ensure that they are not attacked by police who are violently arresting and assaulting protesters. In two scenes, people being arrested cry out to the filmmakers for help, but they do not engage; remaining as close as they can to capture the cops' violence while doing their best to avoid it themselves. The inclusion of these moments forces us to consider the many forms combatting state violence (against people and the environment) can take, and either question or affirm the importance of documentation as a form of protest in itself. The choice to include what some on...
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