''Suburban Fury'' is a 2024 American

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directed by

Robinson Devor Robinson Devor is an American film director, screenwriter and editor. He is also a film professor at Cornish College of the Arts. Devor has directed both documentaries as well as fiction films; his filmography includes narrative works such as '' ...

about Sara Jane Moore, the perpetrator of the 1975 assassination attempt on

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. The documentary was selected to screen in the Main Slate section of the

2024 New York Film Festival The 62nd New York Film Festival took place September 27 to October 14, 2024, presented by Film at Lincoln Center. RaMell Ross' historical drama film ''Nickel Boys'' was selected as the "Opening Night Film" for this edition, Pedro Almodóvar's ''T ...

Premise

After more than thirty years in prison, Sara Jane Moore recalls her path from

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to thwarted assassin in her first interview since her attempted killing of

Cast

* Sara Jane Moore as herself

Production

Devor and Zachariah Sebastian began work on a documentary about Moore in 2010 as she returned to her home in

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parole Parole, also known as provisional release, supervised release, or being on paper, is a form of early release of a prisoner, prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated ...

after decades in prison. ''Suburban Fury'' marks Devor's third collaboration with writer

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after ''

Police Beat ''Police Beat'' is a 2005 American crime film directed by Robinson Devor and written by Charles Mudede. It follows the life of an African-born Seattle bicycle officer simply known as "Z" for a week. While Z goes about on his policing duties, he ...

'' and ''

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''. Production was supported in part by a 2012 grant from the

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and

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Release

''Suburban Fury'' premiered in fall 2024 in the Main Slate section of the

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References

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