Power (2024 film)

Power is an 2024 American documentary film, written, directed, and produced by Yance Ford. It explores the scope and scale of the American police over hundreds of years.

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024, and was released in a limited release on May 10, 2024, prior to streaming on Netflix on May 17, 2024.

Premise
Explores the scope and scale of the American police over hundreds of years. Tracing the money, political power, and bipartisan support that has created modern policing.

Release
It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024. It also screened at CPH:DOX on March 18, 2024. It also screened at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on May 1, 2024. It was released in a limited release on May 10, 2024, prior to streaming on Netflix on May 17, 2024.

Reception
On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".