Riotsville, U.S.A. / Magnolia Pictures and Field of Vision present ; in association with XRM Media, LinLay Productions, Canal & the Gallery, Trailer 9, Arch + Bow Films ; a documentary film by Sierra Pettengill ; writer, Tobi Haslett ; produced by Sara Archambault, Jamila Wignot ; director and archival researcher, Sierra Pettengill.
Publisher:
Magnolia Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
1 videodisc : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
"Welcome to Riotsville,USA--a point in American history when the nation's rulers--politicians, bureaucrats, police--were faced with the mounting militancy of the late-1960s, and did everything possible to win the war in the streets. Using training footage of Army-built model towns called 'Riotsvilles' where military and police were trained to respond to civil disorder, in addition to nationally broadcast news media, director Sierra Pettengill connects the stagecraft of 'law and order' to the real violence of state practice. Recovering an obscured history whose effects have shaped the present in ways both insidious and explosive, Riotsville, USA is a poetic and furious reflection on the rebellions of the 1960s - and the machine that worked to destroy them"--magpictures.com.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.