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Deyanna Davis is a Buffalo mother whose life changed on June 1, 2020, when she accidentally drove through a protest, was shot at by police, and was later charged with injuring an officer. Facing a criminal justice system in which roughly 95% of felony convictions are resolved through guilty pleas rather than trial, Deyanna ultimately accepted a plea deal and was incarcerated while pregnant. She gave birth to her youngest daughter, Reighn, while serving her sentence.
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Visit the Cookie Policy pageFilm Synopsis: After driving home from a devastating funeral, Deyanna Davis mistakenly drives through a protest in the streets of Buffalo, New York. Confused and injured by police fire, the mother of five soon realizes the accident has also impacted a police officer and is placed under arrest at the hospital.
At that same protest is Myles Carter, a single father and organizer who is assaulted by police, witnesses the events unfold, and begins advocating for Deyanna’s innocence. Tied together by the trauma of the same night and bonded through parenthood, follows Deyanna as she faces imprisonment, Myles as he navigates the risks of organizing as a Black Muslim man, and their fight within a criminal justice system that places greater value on the lives of police officers than the citizens they are sworn to protect.
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