He soon had a meeting with Whitaker, who supported Fruitvale. Coogler met the Head of Production Nina Yang Bongiovi and showed her his projects. In January 2011, Forest Whitaker's production company was looking for new young filmmakers to mentor. Coogler expressed his desire to make a film about Grant's last day: "I wanted the audience to get to know this guy, to get attached, so that when the situation that happens to him happens, it's not just like you read it in the paper, you know what I mean? When you know somebody as a human being, you know that life means something." Coogler met the Grant family's attorney, John Burris, through a mutual friend, and also met with and worked with Grant's family. Ryan Coogler was a graduate student at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts when Grant was shot on January 1, 2009. The final footage is of a gathering of people celebrating Grant's life on January 1, 2013, with Grant's daughter, Tatiana, standing among them. The BART officers involved were fired, and "Ingram" (the officers' names were changed) was later tried and found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, claiming he mistook his gun for his Taser and served an 11-month sentence. Title cards at the end describe the aftermath: Grant's killing sparked a series of protests and riots across the city after several witnesses recorded the incident with cellphones and video cameras. Grant is rushed to the hospital and dies shortly after emergency surgery. A stunned Caruso demands to know what happened. While being restrained by officers Caruso and Ingram, he is shot in the back by Ingram. Grant is among the passengers the BART police attempt to arrest. This causes a man Grant knew in prison to notice him, and a fight breaks out. On the return train, Katie, a customer at the grocery store where Grant used to work, recognizes Grant and calls out his name. Grant later attends a birthday party for his mother, Wanda, and agrees to take the BART train to see fireworks and other New Year's festivities in San Francisco since she worries about him driving. He briefly considers selling some marijuana but decides to dump the stash. He unsuccessfully attempts to get his job back at a grocery store. Grant and his girlfriend Sophina argue about Grant's recent infidelity. The movie begins with the actual footage of Grant and his friends being detained by BART Police at the Fruitvale station in Oakland on January 1, 2009, at 2:15 a.m., right before the shooting. The film depicts the last day of the life of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old from Hayward, California, before he was fatally shot by BART Police in the early morning hours of January 1, 2009.
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