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Stephen Janis and Kelvin Sewell Interview for The Friendliest Town Documentary

LRM Online's Gig Patte interviewed journalist/filmmaker Stephen Janis and former Pocomoke police chief Kelvin Sewell for the documentary The Friendliest Town. In 2011, the city of roughly 4,000 people which is equally split along racial lines, hired Kelvin Sewell, its first African American police chief. Sewell, a former Baltimore city homicide investigator and narcotics officer had grown tired of the aggressive tactics used by the Baltimore Police Department…particularly those targeting black communities. Determined to deploy a different approach to law enforcement, Sewell implemented an intensive community policing plan. He and his officers parked their cars and walked the streets. They got to know residents; they built relationships with people who had been subjected to harsh police tactics and the failing war-on-drugs mindset. Sewell’s system worked: crime plummeted. Residents both black and white became ardent supporters of Sewell’s new paradigm of policing. It seemed all was well. Yet a conflict was brewing that would turn the city upside down; an ongoing dispute over racial discrimination engulfed Sewell and his officers in a battle that would not only cost them their jobs and professional reputations but would thrust them into an emotional legal battle that would touch all segments of the community. Award-winning The Real News Network reporters Stephen Janis (director) and Taya Graham (producer), traveled over 45 times to the small town on Maryland’s lower eastern shore, making the 3 ½ hour trip to cover council meetings, interview residents, and document the political awakening of the town’s African American community. Interviewer: Gig Patta (@gigpatta on IG and Twitter) Interview Pitches: [email protected] #stephenjanis #kelvinsewell #friendliesttown #thefriendliesttown #pocomoke