An original twohour documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the infamous l. The burning, riots, and violence were a direct response to the rodney king verdicts. Despite sharing essentially the exact same material, the five films are all quite different. Todays fires have come in the forms of ferguson, baltimore, and charlotte, and with the. Apr 18, 2017 an original twohour documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the infamous l. Rodney king verdicts swept the city into some of the mostdestructive rioting in u. Burning usc cinematic arts university of southern california. To coincide with the 25th anniversary of the verdict of rodney king v. Apr 29, 2017 much has changed in the decades since the riots, which started 25 years ago on april 29, 1992. Filmmakers jenna rosher and mark ford explore the past and present in this film, from the watts riots to black lives matter. The riots 25 years later, set to debut april 18th, 2017, tells the story. From the flashpoint of the unrest at florence and normandie avenues in south l.
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. With george holliday, john singleton, michael winters, henry keith watson. Community rallies to mark 25th anniversary of the l. A quartercentury later, there are still too few resources and. 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. The riots 25 years later, directed by one9 and erik parker, with the filmmaker john singleton boyz n the hood as an executive producer. Physical planning can provide improvements in mobility and housing.
Whats changed since video recording of lapd beating rodney king. Much has changed in the decades since the riots, which started 25 years ago on april 29, 1992. Despite the brutality caught on tape, kings assailants were all acquitted, 25 years ago, on april 29, 1992. The incident, caught on amateur videotape, had sparked national debate about police brutality and racial injustice. He has recently completed a second book that examines law.
The riots 25 years later discuss why we need to better understand the reasons behind the riots. John singleton arrives on the red carpet at the 82nd academy awards in hollywood on march 7, 2010. Apr 24, 2017 rodney king verdicts swept the city into some of the mostdestructive rioting in u. The riots kicked off after four police officers were acquitted by a jury on charges of beating african american rodney king during his arrest, despite there being clear video footage of them brutally.
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. Singleton also appears in the film and brings to it the sensibility of a filmmaker. Apr 28, 2017 whats changed since video recording of lapd beating rodney king. On the afternoon of april 29, 1992, a jury in ventura county acquitted four lapd officers of beating rodney g. In that swath of the city, police brutality had become the norm. The story is told through a variety of voices from citizens, council members, law enforcement, rescuers and.