Riotsville, USA

Riotsville, USA

Actors:  Charlene Modeste, Fred R. Harris, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert Byrd, Spiro Agnew, Strom Thurmond

An archival documentary about the U.S. military’s response to the political and racial injustices of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a mock inner-city set, cast soldiers to play rioters, burn the place down, and film it all.