Riotsville, U.S.A.

Year: 2022

Runtime: 91 min

Language: English

Director: Sierra Pettengill

Documentary

This documentary examines the unusual history of "Riotsvilles," experimental towns constructed in the 1960s to train police and military personnel in managing civil unrest. Through archival footage, director Sierra Pettengill reconstructs a period when America was preoccupied with maintaining law and order, revealing the methods used and the broader implications for institutional control. The film explores the unsettling reality of these training exercises and highlights the persistent echoes of racial tensions in American society.

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