Consisting of period newsreels and other archival footage, this eye-opening new film explores how government officials obsessed with “law and order” opted to militarize the police rather than redress the policies that provoked the riots.
USA, 2022, Sierra Pettengill
“Riotsvilles” were model towns built by the U.S. military during the late 1960s where law enforcement officers could train for controlling the civil unrest of that explosive era. “Mesmerizing…Tracks American anti-Black racism through a wealth of disturbing, at times super-freaky 1960s archival footage.” –NY Times. Cleveland premiere. DCP. 91 min. www.magpictures.com/riotsvilleusa/
General admission $11; members, CIA & CSU I.D.holders, and those age 25 & under $8.
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As a reminder, filmgoers can park for free in Lot 73 and in the Institute’s annex lot, and should enter CIA via nearby Entrance C. Click here for a map.
2022/10/06 - 2022/10/07
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque
11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
