‘Rat Film’ Nibbles at the Systemic Racism Plaguing Baltimore

In the pre-dawn hours, two Baltimore neighbors sit in lawn chairs fishing for ally rats. Literally fishing! With a pole and bait! Behind them the camera captures monstrous vermin scurrying boldly down the avenue, daring the fisherman to turn around and whack them with their baseball bat. The men are too focused to spot easy prey; they’re proud of their …