Free Meek
7/10
| Release Date | 2019-08-09 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 33 minutes |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Stars | Meek Mill, Jay-Z, Van Jones, Paul Solotaroff, Chris Parker |
| Directors | Gregg de Domenico, Jay-Z, Roahn Hylton, Aaron Saidman, Gregory Purpura |
| Release Date | 2019-08-09 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 33 minutes |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Stars | Meek Mill, Jay-Z, Van Jones, Paul Solotaroff, Chris Parker |
| Directors | Gregg de Domenico, Jay-Z, Roahn Hylton, Aaron Saidman, Gregory Purpura |
This intimate documentary series chronicles Meek Mill's transformation from chart-topping rapper to galvanizing face of criminal justice reform. As Meek, his family and his legal team fight for his freedom, cameras capture the birth of the #FREEMEEK movement and re-investigate a case filled with allegations of dirty cops and systemic corruption in a broken judicial system.
Meek Mill is a hip-hop superstar but got his start as a battle rapper on the streets of Philly’s roughest neighborhoods. At age 19, a violent encounter with law enforcement sends him to jail and ensnares him in the justice system. He will spend the next 11 years trying to break free of its grasp.
Judge Genece Brinkley finds Meek guilty of gun and drug charges and sentences him to 11 ½ to 23 months in jail and 10 years of probation.
Meek struggles with probation as his personal life spirals out of control.
Private investigators take a deep dive into Meek’s original arrest and discover new clues.
Protesters surround the courthouse as Judge Brinkley decides Meek’s fate.
