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In January 2013, filmmaker Ryan Coogler premiered Fruitvale (later retitled Fruitvale Station), a dramatization of the last 24 hours in Grant's life; the film incorporates some of the footage shot by eyewitnesses during the BART confrontation, and principal photography also included locations in Oakland, San Francisco, San Leandro, and San Quentin State Prison. The film was at the center of a distribution bidding war, with rights ultimately acquired by The Weinstein Company for approximately US$2 million. The film initially screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on 19 January, and the distribution deal was reported and finalized two days later. Featured in the cast are Michael B. Jordan as Oscar, and Octavia Spencer as Oscar's mother, Wanda; the cast also includes Ahna O'Reilly, Melonie Diaz, Chad Michael Murray, and Kevin Durand; Spencer and Forrest Whitaker are among the film's producers.
On January 26, 2013, the film won the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize as well as the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
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