On the afternoon of april 29, 1992, a jury in ventura county acquitted four lapd officers of beating rodney g. The incident, caught on amateur videotape, had sparked national debate about police brutality and racial injustice. They also help finance his new business the following year. The riots 25 years later is on netflix, and get news.
Umbrella academy season 2 premiere date set on netflix. The riots 25 years later flashpoint at florence and. The riots 25 years later, set to debut april 18, tells the story of the civil unrest that shook the nation from the perspective of those who lived through a week of upheaval. Apr 18, 2017 an original twohour documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the infamous l.
Riots documentaries chronicle history, impact and effects 25 years later tonie hielscher says. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. The riots 25 years later tv movie 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The riots 25 years later, set to debut april 18, tells the story of the civil unrest that shook the nation from the perspective of those who.
The riots 25 years later 2017 0418 2017 us tv movie, documentary 1h 26m user score. The story is told through a variety of voices from citizens, council members, law enforcement, rescuers and. He felt ashamed to have to ask for money from his family and it led to a few rifts over the years. I was a career firefighter in long beach, california and. With george holliday, john singleton, michael winters, henry keith watson. An original twohour documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the infamous l. Filmmaker john singleton talks about trying to keep tupac shakur from leaving the set of poetic justice to participate in the l. A look back at the rodney king riots this week 25 years ago, policemen were acquitted in the savage beating of africanamerican rodney king. The riots 25 years later tells the story of the civil. An original twohour documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the. An original twohour documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the infamous.
Reviewed in the united states on december 10, 2017. I was a career firefighter in long beach, california and was in command of task force 11 in north long beach, just south of compton. Burning doesnt feel vital in its retelling, but gets intriguing once it moves past the riots to. From executive producer john singleton and directors one9 and erik parker, l. Apr 26, 2017 damian monroe williams, convicted of throwing a brick that struck trucker reginald o. The riots 25 years later season 1 now on your favorite device.
He spent almost 10 years repaying all those debts to just family members. Apr 29, 2017 photographer bart batholomew and henry keekee watson describe how they explained the riots to their children in this clip from l. Witnesses reflect on las rodney king riot 25 years later. Director john singleton photo via article by cynthia littleton via. The riots 25 years later tells the story of the civil unrest that shook. The riots 25 years later full movie stream free download l. This was an amazing documentary, it was also a little short, and certainly resonates with you after it ends. An original two hour documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the infamous l. Apr 29, 2017 filmmaker john singleton and reverend dr.