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Synopsis

Welcome to Riotsville, a fictional town built by the US military. Using all archival footage, the film explores the militarization of the police and creates a counter-narrative to the nation's reaction to the uprisings of the late '60s.

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Metacritic

80
Apr 2, 2023

Haslett writes that the riotsvilles were the places, “where the state assembles its fears.” Pettengill’s film is an invigorating indictment of these constructed falsehoods – their fears, their riotsvilles, their scapegoats and their reasons for destruction.

Caitlin Quinlan
Little White Lies
75
Oct 6, 2022

Riotsville, USA is as much a meditation as it is a history lesson.

Metacritic review by Mark Jenkins
Mark Jenkins
Washington Post
90
Sep 17, 2022

Riotsville, U.S.A. brilliantly uses the aesthetic of its archival footage to not only place us in a historical era but also to inform, to critique state power.

Metacritic review by Ray Lobo
Ray Lobo
Film Threat