Brockton Documentary Wins New England Emmy Award

BROCKTON, MA — Two Brockton filmmakers took home the award for "Outstanding Documentary" Saturday, at the annual New England Emmy Awards in Boston. Noube Rateau and William Medero from Noube Productions took home the Emmy after releasing their film, "Protect, Serve and Care," last November.

The documentary tackles some of the most controversial police shootings, but gives both law enforcement and the affected families a chance to share their perspective. The film features several law enforcement officials including Boston Police Commissioner William Gross, as well as the mothers of Kevin Cooper, Oscar Grant, whose sons were both killed in highly publicized shootings involving police.

"I'm humbled and honored to receive this award," Rateau said. "This documentary is timely and objective and I think hit home with people from all walks of life and all sides of this important issue."

Since the film was initially released, local police departments, politicians, and organizations have responded positively to the film. The Brockton area NAACP, Hug Foundation, Office of Mayor Bill Carpenter, and Brockton and East Bridgewater police departments helped sponsor a screening of the fim in Medero's and Rateau's hometown of Brockton last January.

After members of the East Bridgewater Police Department saw the film, they said on Facebook the screening was a great learning opportunity.

"This documentary was a great conversation starter to build from, helping to bridge gaps between law enforcement and minority communities," East Bridgewater police said.

After winning the award, Rateau dedicated the award to honor the late Police Brockton Chief Robert Hayden, as well as Cooper, Amadou Diallo, and Grant, all of which were killed in high profile police shootings.

"The point of the documentary is to save lives, both police officers and African American men," Rateau told Patch. "They really have more in common than they don't."

"Protect, Serve and Care" is available for streaming on Amazon Prime and Noube Productions's website.