The couple’s first day is unexpected when they are pulled over by the police.
Director:
Melina Matsukas Author:
Lena Waite (script), James Frey (story behind) Thinka and the Queen’s first day are unexpected when pulled over by police for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim grabs the officer’s gun and shoots him in self-defense. Now, in media with police killing labels, Slim and Queen believe they have no choice but to get out of the way and get around the law. When the video of the incident goes viral, people are soon inadvertently searched as a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people around the country.

Emmy Award-winning author Lena Waite, a multi-layered and complex film Makeready’s Queen & Slim, explores America’s social and political climate within the genre’s love story. When the police pull a black man and a black woman on a first date at a traffic stop, their lives are killed. They are forced to kill him in self-defense, instead of changing themselves, they must keep running.