Riotsville, U.S.A. / a documentary film by Sierra Pettengill ; Field of Vision presents ; in association with Trailer9, Arch + Bow Films, Canal & the Gallery ; in association with XRM Media ; in association with LinLay Productions ; director and archival researcher, Sierra Pettengill ; writer, Tobi Haslett ; producer, Sara Archambault ; produced by Sara Archambault ; producer, Jamila Wignot.
Publication Info.
[New York, New York] : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2022]
"This film consists of archival material from the late 1960s. All of the footage was created for broadcast television or by the U.S. military."
Summary
Focusing on unearthed military training footage of Army-built model towns called "Riotsvilles" where military and police were trained to respond to civil disorder, director Sierra Pettengill reconstructs the formation of a national consciousness obsessed with maintaining law and order by any means necessary. Drawing insight from a time similar to our own, the film pulls focus on American institutional control; how it's constructed and how it manages to rumble on.
