Misan Harriman’s photographs did more than capture protests — they helped define how the world saw them.

Watermelon Pictures is set to release

Shoot the People

, a documentary from director Andy Mundy-Castle that follows the photographer and activist whose images became closely tied to Black Lives Matter and Free Palestine demonstrations in the U.S. and U.K. Reports indicate the film centers on Harriman’s work at the intersection of art, politics, and public witness.

His camera did not just document unrest; it framed a visual record of demands for justice.

Harriman built a public profile through photographs that traveled far beyond the streets where he took them. The new film appears to examine how those images carried the urgency of mass protest into news coverage, online debate, and broader political culture. In focusing on both activism and image-making, the documentary lands at a moment when the fight over who gets seen — and how — remains intensely contested.

Key Facts

  • Watermelon Pictures is releasing the documentary Shoot the People.
  • Andy Mundy-Castle directed the film.
  • The documentary focuses on photographer and activist Misan Harriman.
  • Harriman is known for images of Black Lives Matter and Free Palestine protests in the U.S. and U.K.

The project also adds to a growing wave of documentaries that treat protest imagery as more than background material. Sources suggest the film asks what it means to stand behind the lens during moments of confrontation, grief, and solidarity — and what responsibility comes with turning resistance into an image that endures.

What happens next will matter beyond the film’s release. As audiences revisit the protest movements Harriman photographed, the documentary could sharpen debate over memory, media, and activism itself. In a crowded visual age, Shoot the People seems poised to argue that some images do not merely reflect history — they help write it.