Documentary film ‘Hold Your Fire’ provides us with a riveting account of a hostage situation in Brooklyn in January 1973, when four young African American men were caught stealing guns in a sporting goods store and took a dozen hostages.  The police assumed that they were members of the Black Liberation Army and came down with all the force of the NYPD. The situation snowballed into an event full of miscommunications, misunderstandings and mistaken identity, and it soon became tragically violent. Emmy-nominated filmmaker Stephen Forbes, cinematographer and director of ‘Hold Your Fire,’ shares how he brought this incredible story to the big screen.  'Hold Your Fire' has its theatrical release in the US on May 20th and will be available on iTunes. “We’re taught a domination model in interaction. The best schools in America teach that you enter a conversation to win.” - Stefan Forbes What is Covered: 00:00 - Trailer for ‘Hold Your Fire.’  02:40 - Introducing the guest Stefan Forbes and the film.  05:05 - What ‘Hold Your Fire’ is about.  06:49 - How Stefan came across the story for the film.  09:35 - Who Harvey Schlossberg was and what his role in this story was.  14:38 - Why conflict resolution methods are not deeply accepted in American society.  19:03 - How vivid the memories of people who witnessed the events covered in the film still are.  24:50 - Why American justice system needs to become more victim centred.  26:14 - Who the team behind the film is and how they are involved.  30:00 - The success with representing diverse voices in the film.  Resources: Hold Your Fire (2021)  Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) MovieMaker Magazine Innersound Audio Alamo Pictures Connect with Stefan Forbes: Twitter LinkedIn IMDb Connect with Factual America: Facebook Instagram Twitter Connect with Matthew Sherwood: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter More From Factual America: MLK/FBI: America on a Collision Course The Invisible Pilot: Stranger than Fiction White Boy Rick: A Call for a Better American Justice System