Film

Masterfully directed by Singleton, this episode of the acclaimed miniseries follows the attorneys on both sides of the O.J. Simpson murder trial as they grapple with how to frame the explosive issue of race—and how to deal with a racist LAPD cop serving as a key witness for the prosecution. What plays out is a gripping, trenchant courtroom exposé that illuminates how, in many ways, the trial was a referendum on race relations and America’s broken criminal justice system.

Singleton’s profile of Olympic track and field star Marion Jones—whose accomplishments were tarnished by her use of performance enhancing drugs and a subsequent prison sentence—is a sympathetic, humanizing look at the rise, fall, and redemption of a resilient athlete in the process of rebuilding her life as a WNBA player.