Barney Broomfield

AN HBO & SKY ATLANTIC FILM

"The Los Angeles Police Department famed motto, "to protect and to serve," has rarely sounded as hollow as it does during Nick Broomfield's "Tales of the Grim Sleeper," an eye-opening account of alleged serial killer Lonnie Franklin, accused of murdering 10 women (and possibly many more) in South Central LA between 1985 and his arrest in 2010.  As its pluralistic title suggests, "Tales" is less a portrait of Franklin himself than a panoramic survey for eh sociological forced that aided and abetted his killing spree.  What emerges, finally, is an urgent distress call from one of America's many, predominantly black inner cities cast adrift by decades of municipal neglect and institutional racism.  While the gruesome subject matter will make this tough going for some, the film should enjoy extensive fest and art house play following its Telluride and Toronto premieres..."  --  Variety

"Behind the camera, Barney Broomfield's cinematography conveys a dignity to street characters subsisting in an underground economy..."  --  Thom Powers

• A Film By: Nick Broomfield, Barney Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin
• Director: Nick Broomfield
• Producer: Marc Hoeferlin
• Cinematographer: Barney Broomfield
• Editor: Marc Hoeferlin, Joe Bini
• Sound: Nick Broomfield
• Music: H Scott Salinas