Random Stop

Random Stop is a first-person recreation of a real-life encounter involving a highway patrol officer. The story follows Deputy Kyle Dinkheller as he pulls over a speeding pickup truck at the end of his shift. The driver, Andrew Brannan, is a veteran of the Vietnam War. What begins as a routine traffic stop quickly escalates into a deadly confrontation. The events depicted are based on an actual incident, and the footage of the encounter has since been used globally for police training.

The film was written and directed by Benjamin Arfmann, appearing as the first entry in his directing career before his 2017 work, Dismissed. The short action-crime drama stars Geoffrey Kennedy in the role of Kyle Dinkheller and Brian Krause as Andrew Brannan. With a total runtime of eight minutes, the production provides a focused look at the tragic encounter. On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 7.1/10 based on 156 votes.