An oslo detective with a painful past returns to his. We had just visited a promising schools with purpose class of young black males on a junior high school campus in. This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. Previously unseen footage is shaped into a fresh and timely retelling of the 1992 rodney king trial and the verdict that sparked civil unrest.
Consisting entirely of archival footage, the documentary chronicles. I had a twoway radio in my hand, and i threw it across the floor. The documentary is produced by twotime oscar winners simon chinn and johnathan chinn and directed by oscar winners don lindsay and t. Apr 29, 2017 april 29, 1992 resulted in over 50 deaths, thousands of arrests, a billion dollars worth of damages in south l. Using these recordings, we take a look at one of the biggest periods of civil unrest in american history as if it were all unfolding in real time. Riots as seen through the eyes of a child allows students to see and understand the urban violence of a riot gone wild. French comedy phenom fary puts a playful spin on questions of identity, culture and more in the first half of an epic twopart standup special. Theater edit stage actress anna deavere smith created a play, twilight. Early 1990s the early 1990s were a difficult time, especially for south central. Sxsw just in time for the 20th anniversary of the l. From john singleton to john ridley, filmmakers examine the rodney king trial aftermath and how the roots of that unrest are still relevant. An original twohour documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the infamous l. Apr 18, 2017 an original twohour documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the infamous l. A rather flat account of the week of violence that gripped the us city 25 years ago.
The film brings together voices from over 50 years of the lgbtq rights movement to explore queer activism before, during and after the stonewall riots. The incident was captured by a photographer living nearby and his video was released to the news media, unleashing an. April 29, 1992 resulted in over 50 deaths, thousands of arrests, a billion dollars worth of damages in south l. Tom jennings looks back at those events in his new documentary the lost tapes.
So sit down and watch these six documentaries to truly understand the environment that incited those riots 25 years ago. Mar 12, 2012 a new documentary produced by vh1 is premiering at sxsw just in time for the 20th anniversary of the l. The riots were ignited by the verdict in the rodney king trial. Riots, caldecott medal by eve bunting and caldecott illustrator david diazthe night of the l. While the rodney king altercation was the catalyst for the riots, other events such as interracial strife, income inequality and a tough on crime outlook that seemed to target certain groups disproportionally all added to the fuel that fanned the riots.
While the rodney king altercation was the catalyst for the riots, other events such as. Its not even properly a documentary at all, but one of the most insightful moments of cultural reflection on the l. Almost 20 years later, ford has had the chance to answer that question in a new documentary he directed, uprising. Riots 25th anniversary documentaries, ranked indiewire. With george holliday, john singleton, michael winters, henry keith watson. Using 114 minutes of only raw footage, a team of oscarwinning filmmakers brings together a striking archive of events surrounding the l. Stonewall forever is a documentary from nycs lgbt community center directed by ro haber. When the rodney king verdict was announced i was a kid 12 years old but the fear and panic was real as i watched smoke plumes from. A combination of enlightening, welledited interviews and convulsive archival footage weaves a sad. I was a career firefighter in long beach, california and was in command of task force 11 in north long beach, just south of compton. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration. While the rodney king altercation was the catalyst for the riots, other events such as interracial strife, income inequality and a tough on crime outlook that seemed to target certain groups disproportionally all added to. Barnett, danny bakewell, rodney king, henry alfaro. The incident was captured by a photographer living nearby and his video was released to the news media, unleashing an unparalleled series of marches, protests, and rioting.
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