I was there in 92 and although this film covers a lot of the issues behind the riots, and covers very well the central causes and repercussions of the riots on the black community, it kinda glosses over the occurrences of the days following the verdict, when it seemed like. From the flashpoint of the unrest at florence and normandie avenues in south l. Riots documentaries chronicle history, impact and effects 25 years later tonie hielscher says. John singleton arrives on the red carpet at the 82nd academy awards in hollywood on march 7, 2010. In that swath of the city, police brutality had become the norm. He has recently completed a second book that examines law. Apr 20, 2017 with deborah norville, reginald denny. The riots 25 years later discuss why we need to better understand the reasons behind the riots. The riots 25 years later 2017 tv14 1h 26min documentary tv movie 18 april 2017. Despite sharing essentially the exact same material, the five films are all quite different.
From executive producer john singleton and directors one9 and erik parker, l. John singleton is a film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for. Physical planning can provide improvements in mobility and housing. With george holliday, john singleton, michael winters, henry keith watson. To coincide with the 25th anniversary of the verdict of rodney king v. Apr 18, 2017 an original twohour documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the infamous l. Singleton also appears in the film and brings to it the sensibility of a filmmaker. The riots 25 years later, which kicks off with a roll call of the black people whose deaths in recent years have sparked protests about policing. An original twohour documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the infamous l. Todays fires have come in the forms of ferguson, baltimore, and charlotte, and with the. The riots 25 years later, set to debut april 18th, 2017, tells the story. Burning usc cinematic arts university of southern california. Her parents were divorced, but the graduation would bring everyone together for dinner.
The riots 25 years later is a 2hour documentary film exploring the lives of the people at the flashpoint of. Much has changed in the decades since the riots, which started 25 years ago on april 29, 1992. Rodney king verdicts swept the city into some of the mostdestructive rioting in u. Apr 28, 2017 whats changed since video recording of lapd beating rodney king. Filmmakers jenna rosher and mark ford explore the past and present in this film, from the watts riots to black lives matter. The story is told through a variety of voices from citizens, council members, law enforcement, rescuers and. The burning, riots, and violence were a direct response to the rodney king verdicts. Whats changed since video recording of lapd beating rodney king. It premiered at the tribeca film festival on april 21, 2017, opened in theaters on april 28, 2017 and aired on national geographic channel on april 30, 2017. A quartercentury later, there are still too few resources and. Riots documentaries chronicle history, impact and effects 25 years later.