Oscar Grant Film Heading to Cannes Film Festival

It's been a busy month for a the film based on Oscar Grant's final days.

By Jorge Rivas Apr 19, 2013

The film based on the fatal 2009 shooting of 22-year-old Oscar Grant by a BART by police officer is heading to the [Cannes Film Festival](www.festival-cannes.fr). The film, which up until this week was known as "Fruitvale," is [now titled "Fruitvale Station](http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/sundance-hit-fruitvale-gets-new-name/)," and will compete in the "Un Certain Regard" category. The "Un Certain Regard" category includes films that present "a certain glance or a particular outlook" at the annual film festival held in Cannes, France every May. Sofia Coppola’s "The Bling Ring," based on the true story of Los Angeles teenagers who broke into celebrities’ houses to steal clothes and jewelry, will open the category. "Fruitvale Station" will have a [wide release in the U.S. on July 26, 2013](https://colorlines.com/archives/2013/04/oscar_grant_film_fruitvale_now_has_a_july_release_date.html). The film was written and directed by 26 year-old USC grad Ryan Coogler and stars Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Tristan Wilds and Melonie Diaz.