OJAI RESIDENT AND CREATOR OF THE MUST-SEE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY ‘137 SHOTS’ HOLDS UP A POWERFUL MIRROR TO AMERICAN SOCIETY, IF WE ARE WILLING TO LOOK. On the evening of November 29, 2012, as the blue 1979 Chevy Malibu accelerated past police headquarters in downtown Cleveland, its rattletrap engine backfired, sending a sonic clap that echoed off of the buildings, frightening police officers standing 38
outside. The officers ducked, covered, and called it in. “Old Chevy just capped a round off as he blew by the Justice Center,” the initiating officer radioed, setting off a chaotic 23-minute, 23-mile chase that involved 62 police cars and more OQ / SUMMER 2022