The final episode of Unicorn Riot’s Reporter Reflection series on the George Floyd Uprising features the final nine days of the historic uprising from Minneapolis and St. Paul. This episode starts in Uptown Minneapolis on the night of May 30, 2020 with heavy police and military presence and ends in Powderhorn Park on June 7, 2020 when 9 City Council members vowed to dismantle the Minneapolis Police. Segments from each of the nine days are featured.

Waves of rage tore through the Twin Cities after Minneapolis police officers mercilessly killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old father of five and security guard, on Memorial Day 2020. The uprising that followed the murder saw the historic events of the 3rd Precinct being besieged by thousands of community members after days of unrest.

Moving from the 3rd Precinct to the political upheaval across the Twin Cities, Unicorn Riot extensively documented the popular revolt, providing dozens of hours of unfiltered live streams centering the voices of the community. Unicorn Riot has published a five-episode Reporter Reflection documentary series spotlighting frontline perspectives from the historic George Floyd Uprising in Minneapolis.

Episode 5 is 55-minutes in length with footage filmed by Jenn Schreiter and Niko Georgiades for Unicorn Riot. The episode is narrated and edited by Georgiades, who co-produced the episode along with by Georgia Fort. Music by Stony Wellz. [Vimeo link | YouTube link]

Find all the episodes, live streams, videos, short docs and further coverage here: George Floyd Uprising.

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