about the movie
EvenHand is an independent feature film that was shot on location in San Antonio, Texas in 2001. It is a work of fiction, and a character study that explores some of the daily challenges faced by people who have chosen a career in law enforcement. The characters are complex, as are the situations in which they find themselves.
In recent years, the need for accountability of all law enforcement personnel has come into sharper focus. No law-abiding citizen should ever have cause to fear the police, and in a truly just society, everyone should benefit from the service and protection that is their sworn duty. I look forward to the day when, as a nation united, we can find our way together to that place.
In the meantime, it is my hope that viewers will see this film for what it is: neither an endorsement nor indictment of the police, but rather a story of two men, their starkly different approaches to the same job, and the very real consequences of the choices they make.
– Joseph Pierson
April 20, 2021.
Directed by Joseph Pierson, EVENHAND is a methodically paced and devastating film that follows Officers Francis and Morning around San Lovisa as they eat muffins, investigate automobile accidents and ultimately recognize that danger and boredom are hazardous bedfellows.
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A quietly powerful film
San Lovisa comes to life on the screen with a vividness of local atmosphere such as most movies have forgotten about."
Directed by Joseph Pierson, EVENHAND is a methodically paced and devastating film that follows Officers Francis and Morning around San Lovisa as they eat muffins, investigate automobile accidents and ultimately recognize that danger and boredom are hazardous bedfellows.
"Bill Sage chews the scenery in an intense performance that is both fierce and vulnerable."
Evenhand remarkably mirrors the life of law enforcement officers and, in my research, is the first film (television or movie) that accurately portrays the difficult balance of personal and professional life. Moreover, it depicts the balance of justice, which continues to actually be uneven thus making the film a moving and stirring reflection of 'what is and what can be.' As a career law enforcement officer and criminal justice professor, I believe the film resonates in our industry and provides a gripping and unique character study. I have used it in my classrooms since its release.