Model America (2022)

September. 18,2022

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Model America

Dissecting America's complicated relationship with race through the people of Teaneck, N.J.

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Model America

2022

Dissecting America's complicated relationship with race through the people of Teaneck, N.J.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2022

4 Episode

Episode 1 - Paradise Lost

September. 18,2022

Friends, family members and neighbors recall the day 16-year-old Phillip Pannell was shot and killed by a white police officer, Gary Spath; rumors and misinformation spread, raising doubts about whether Teaneck is actually a racial utopia.

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Episode 2 - A Town Divided

September. 25,2022

The community begins to splinter as residents pick sides in the shooting death of Phillip Pannell; Town hall meetings devolve into shouting matches and expose systematic and institutional racism in Teaneck's "model community."

Episode 3 - The Trial

October. 02,2022

A grand jury refuses to indict Officer Gary Spath and a second grand jury is empaneled, infuriating supporters of Officer Spath; thousands of police officers from across the state show up at a rally, inflaming the already fraught community.

Episode 4 - Say His Name

October. 09,2022

Gary Spath takes the witness stand and gives emotional testimony, highlighting his belief that his life was in danger the night he shot Phillip Pannell; The jury deliberates for nine hours before coming back with the verdict.

Dissecting America's complicated relationship with race through the people of Teaneck, N.J.