Opening May 12, 2022, only at the National Law Enforcement Museum. “Service and Sacrifice” is a short documentary film, created for National Law Enforcement Museum visitors, that explores the soul and purpose of law enforcement officers and their families.
Featuring a diverse group of officers serving different roles from around the U.S., “Service and Sacrifice” demonstrates what drives someone to become a police officer, what motivates them in their work, the obstacles they face, and how their families and loved ones feel about and are affected by what they do and the risks they take.
Service and Sacrifice demonstrate the human side of police officers-that they have lives, feelings, families, fears, and dreams like everyone else, but that they are exceptional people who have chosen to put themselves at risk to make their communities safer and better places for all. Their sacrifice and dedication is a necessity for safe communities.
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CREATIVE TEAM
Chris Cassidy - Director/Producer/Cinematographer
Chris is an Emmy award-winning cinematographer and photographer. Directed the documentary “Dennis And Lois” which premiered at DocNYC and was featured in The New York Times. Director of Photography for Side By Side, produced by Keanu Reeves. Prints of Side By Side are in the permanent collection of MOMA, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the George Eastman Museum. Won an Emmy for his participation in “Out of The Shadows” produced by Newsday and was the Grand Prize winner of the MTV World Aids Day Film Festival for his short film, Dear Barbra.
Chris Kenneally - Writer/Director/Producer
Wrote and directed “Already Gone” starring Seann William Scott, Justine Skye, and Tyler Dean Flores. Wrote and directed “Side By Side” featuring Keanu Reeves and James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, George Lucas and others. “Side By Side” was a New York Times Critic Pick, a US State Department selection for the American Film Showcase and broadcast nationally on PBS. Directed and Produced “Crazy Legs Conti: Zen And The Art Of Competitive Eating,” broadcast on A&E and Channel 5 UK. Post-Production Supervisor on “True Detective”, “Cadillac Records”, “The Squid And The Whale”, and “You Can Count On Me.” General Manager at PowerHouse VFX in New York City.
Jim Klock - Producer
Jim Klock produced and directed the documentary, “Thin Black Line”, a brave, illuminating and moving film about what it means to be a black person and a police officer in today’s world. Produced several films, including “The Trials of Cate McCall” with Kate Beckinsale and Nick Nolte, “There’s Always Woodstock”, with Katey Sagal and Brittany Snow; “Patient Seven” with Michael Ironside; and “A Christmas Arrangement.” Produced “Already Gone” alongside Keanu Reeves starring Sean William Scott. Directing credits include “Red Letters”, “Murder Eleven”, “River Guard”, “Massacre On Aisle 12”, “6:66pm: Evil Has An Hour To Kill” which won the Best Comedy Feature Film Award at the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival and the Amazon Exclusive Horror Film, “Slayed”. Created “Interrogations Gone Wrong” in which Keanu Reeves and Jason O’Mara have guest-starred. Acted in Academy Award-winning film “Green Book” with Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, “Underground Railroad” written and directed by Barry Jenkins, “The Whole Truth” opposite Keanu Reeves and Renee Zellweger; “Deepwater Horizon” with Mark Wahlberg; “True Detective” with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, “The Astronaut Wives Club” on ABC, and alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Roberts on FOX’s “Scream Queens.” Starred in the Warner Bros. Feature Film “Alex & Me” alongside soccer superstar Alex Morgan; and has a recurring role on Freeform’s Marvel series, “Cloak & Dagger”. Starred in Hulu’s “Into The Dark” series in the season one finale titled “PURE”, CBS’ hit show “Blue Bloods” alongside Thomas Haden Church, Trai Byers, and Mykelti Williamson in “THE 24th” directed by Academy Award Winner Kevin Willmott.
Jim Klock is a veteran police officer and a part-time Deputy Sheriff with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office in Stafford, VA. He has worked and trained in many areas of law enforcement, including SWAT tactics, hostage negotiations, undercover operations, narcotics interdiction, interviews/interrogations, and currently teaches Introduction to Acting for undercover detectives/plainclothes officers.
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Established in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the fallen, telling the story of American law enforcement, and making it safer for those who serve.
The National Law Enforcement Museum at the Motorola Solutions Foundation Building is committed to preserving the history of American law enforcement and sharing the experiences of service and sacrifice for generations to come.
Learn more at nleomf.org
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