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Deirdre Fishel was filming members of the Minneapolis Police Department long before the video of an officer kneeling on George Floyd’s neck went viral and the department became the subject of national outrage.

The independent filmmaker wanted to know if women approached policing differently, so she connected with women serving on the Minneapolis force in 2017. 

Filming lasted through August 2020 and followed a handful of women in the department — including former Chief 

 — as they pushed for policing reforms and gender equity. 

The end result is the new documentary “

Thursday, MPR News reporter and guest host Brandt Williams spoke with the filmmaker and a former MPD officer about what they learned from the project. 

To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.

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Filmmaker Deirdre Fishel’s newest project follows the lives of women officers in the Minneapolis Police Department. Fishel joined MPR News reporter and guest host Brandt Williams for a conversation about the project.

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