The trailer for Civil is set to show Attorney Ben Crump as he takes on landmark cases.
The ‘Civil’ Documentary About Attorney Ben Crump is scheduled to be premiered on Netflix on June 19 although it will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 12 and in select theaters on June 17.
According to a press release the documentary was described as “an intimate vérité look at the life of maverick civil rights attorney Ben Crump and his mission to raise the value of Black life in America.”
The documentary runs just over an hour-and-a-half with crump examined in a new light as layers are peeled back through behind-the-scenes looks at his upbringing and his balance of work and family life.
Civil also touches on additional causes Crump is passionate about including environmental justice and banking while Black.