Sierra Pettengill
Director
Riotsville, USA (2022)
An archival documentary about the U.S. military’s response to the political and racial injustices of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a mock inner-city set, cast soldiers to play rioters, burn the place down, and film it all.
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.civil-rights, tmdb.social-justice, tmdb.political-unrest, tmdb.1960s, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.woman-director, mdblist.metacritic-must-see + 43 more, imdb.insurrection, imdb.looters, imdb.rioting, imdb.democratic-national-convention, imdb.military, imdb.arson, imdb.street-violence, imdb.murder-of-a-police-officer, imdb.looting, imdb.chased-by-rioters, imdb.gang, imdb.1960s, imdb.national-guard, imdb.reference-to-warren-comission, imdb.fort-belvoir, imdb.reference-to-the-watts-riots, imdb.newark-new-jersey, imdb.church, imdb.detroit-michigan, imdb.st-louis-missouri, imdb.year-1968, imdb.newspaper-headline, imdb.kerner-commission, imdb.reference-to-william-faulkner, imdb.reference-to-james-baldwin, imdb.reference-to-valley-of-the-dolls-the-novel, imdb.martin-luther-king-jr-quotation, imdb.reference-to-h-rap-brown, imdb.tear-gas, imdb.reference-to-the-vietnam-war, imdb.gun-range, imdb.dearborn-michigan, imdb.pontiac-michigan, imdb.miami-beach-florida, imdb.consists-of-entirely-archival-footage, imdb.police-brutality, imdb.republican-national-convention, imdb.protest, imdb.american-culture, imdb.militarized-police, imdb.police, mdblist.certified-fresh, imdb.town
Watch Providers: Hulu, Kanopy, Hoopla
Production Companies: Field of Vision, Arch + Bow Films, Catapult Film Fund, Doc Society, XRM Media + 2 more, LinLay Productions, Sundance Institute Documentary Fund
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
70
3.5
Recommendations
Runtime: 90 min.
Released: Sept. 16, 2022
Digital Release: Sept. 16, 2022
Status: Released
Revenue: $40,350
Certification: 12A / 13+