Riotsville, USA

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.

Cast

Charlene Modeste

Narrator

Fred R. Harris

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Robert Byrd

Self (archive footage)

Spiro Agnew

Self (archive footage)