Eye-opening essay film - RIOTSVILLE, U.S.A. - in our Peter B. Lewis Theater
Schedule
Thu Oct 06 2022 at 06:45 pm to 08:20 pm
Location
Cinematheque at the Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland, OH
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Thursday, October 6, at 6:45 pm & Friday, October 7, at 9:20 pm
RIOTSVILLE, U.S.A.
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. Consisting entirely of period newsreels and other archival footage, this eye-opening new essay film explores how government officials obsessed with “law and order” opted to militarize the police rather than redress the income inequality, institutional racism, and international policies that provoked the riots. “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.
Face masks, though always recommended, must be worn by filmgoers only when the CDC’s community risk level for Covid in Cuyahoga County is HIGH. Visit cia.edu/covid for the current community risk level and see the “Face Coverings” section for our detailed mask requirements.
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.
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Where is it happening?
Cinematheque at the Cleveland Institute of Art, 11610 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
