Lance Reddick faces a fugitive in 13 minutes that'll wreck your whole day.
Based on True Events. 1875, Indian Territory. Bass Reeves, the first African-American deputy arrests an outlaw and brings him toward encampment. A battle of wills arises between them as the outlaw tries to escape.
Acting
Reddick's final scene—chilling restraint, absolute power.
Cinematography
Wide frontier emptiness that swallows hope whole.
Director
Matthew Gentile
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bass Reeves arrested over 3,000 outlaws and killed 14 men in self-defense—yet Hollywood ignored him for a century. This short was made the same year Black Panther started production, part of a quiet reclamation.
Lance Reddick reportedly took this role unpaid. His final line delivery was one take. The director cried in the monitor.
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