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21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) ( Sundance Film Festival) Running time. 91 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Riotsville, U.S.A. is a 2022 American documentary film by Sierra Pettengill and narrated by Charlene Modeste. [1] [2] [3]
Mar 31, 2023 · Riotsville, U.S.A.: Directed by Sierra Pettengill. With Charlene Modeste, Lyndon B. Johnson, Otto Kerner, Edward P. Morgan. Welcome to Riotsville, a fictional town built by the US military.
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Sep 16, 2022 · Powered by JustWatch. “Riotsville, U.S.A.,” the title of director Sierra Pettengill bleak and intense documentary, sounds like a provocation on the filmmaker’s part. Then you realize it refers to the actual name of a fictional place the U.S. military created in the 1960’s.
Sep 27, 2022 · Riotsville, U.S.A. is a window onto the bizarre beginnings of police militarization. How the director of an astonishing new documentary used old government footage to shed light on the...
Sep 15, 2022 · The Riotsville of the title is the name of a fake town built as a training ground for law enforcement, in which riot story lines were enacted by soldiers. More than one of these towns were built...
Oct 4, 2022 · By Matthew Carey. October 4, 2022 3:15pm. A staged protest in 'Riotsville, U.S.A.' Magnolia Pictures. A phony pawn shop. A fake liquor store. A village made up of one faux storefront after...
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Jan 28, 2022 · ‘Riotsville, USA’: Film Review | Sundance 2022. Sierra Pettengill’s archival documentary examines police militarization in America. By Lovia Gyarkye. January 28, 2022 2:50pm. Courtesy of...