Riotsville, USA
Riotsville, USA

Movie·2022·1h 30m

Riotsville, USA

Directed By

Sierra Pettengill

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Written By

Tobi Haslett

Producer

Sue Turley, Grace Lay

Music

Jace Clayton

Editor

Nels Bangerter

Themes

civil rightssocial justicepolitical unrestwoman director1960s

Production House

Field of Vision
Sundance Institute
Arch + Bow Films
Catapult Film Fund
Doc Society
XRM Media

Audience Score

49%

4 votes

Skip18%
Timepass43%
Go for it29%
Perfection10%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Charlene Modeste

Narrator

Fred R. Harris

Fred R. Harris

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Robert Byrd

Robert Byrd

Self (archive footage)

Spiro Agnew

Spiro Agnew

Self (archive footage)

Strom Thurmond

Strom Thurmond

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

// crew

Crew

Sue Turley

Executive Producer

Grace Lay

Executive Producer

Michael Y. Chow

Executive Producer

Sumalee Montano

Sumalee Montano

Executive Producer

Nels Bangerter

Editor

Tobi Haslett

Writer

Jace Clayton

Original Music Composer

Sierra Pettengill

Director

Charlotte Cook

Executive Producer

Sara Archambault

Producer

Jamila Wignot

Jamila Wignot

Producer

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