LA 92

Name: LA 92
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: April 28, 2017
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 66

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National Geographic Channel | Release Date: April 28, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: LA 92 looks at the events of 1992 from a multitude of vantage points, bringing a fresh perspective to a pivotal moment that reverberates to this day. Told entirely through stunning and rarely seen archival footage, the film captures the shock, disappointment and fury felt by many Angelenos, particularly those in the African-AmericanLA 92 looks at the events of 1992 from a multitude of vantage points, bringing a fresh perspective to a pivotal moment that reverberates to this day. Told entirely through stunning and rarely seen archival footage, the film captures the shock, disappointment and fury felt by many Angelenos, particularly those in the African-American community, following the outcomes of two back-to-back, highly publicized trials.… Expand

Director: Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin

Genre(s): History, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 114 min

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The Playlist Chris Barsanti

Apr 28, 2017

The broad-spectrum approach of LA 92 resists easy answers while still holding a strong editorial viewpoint about the overlapping institutional defects that led to the riots. Read full review

John DeFore

Apr 27, 2017

Thanks in part to excellent editing and a subtly gripping score by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, LA 92 never lags during its nearly two-hour running time. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Apr 27, 2017

[A] taut and commanding primer. Read full review

Time Out London Dave Calhoun

Apr 20, 2017

This is a valuable companion piece to other accounts and a vivid collage of in-the-moment imagery. Read full review

Matthew Anderson

Apr 29, 2017

The superb editing of news footage, the home video recording of the King beating and a dizzying amount of imagery from the heart of darkness during the riots throws us into the unfolding disturbances with minute-by-minute immediacy. Read full review

The Guardian Gwilym Mumford

Apr 20, 2017

LA 92’s reliance on news and eyewitness footage leaves it vulnerable to the same limitations as that footage – namely the prioritising of sensationalism over insight. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Apr 20, 2017

LA 92 is about what this all looked like on TV, a sort of Los Angeles Burns Itself. Read full review

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Jul 6, 2020

This is a must see because of the relevance and parallels to our current environment of social injustice. Riveting to watch. What a devastating reminder of the outright as well as collateral damage that continues to exist when systematic racism continues unfettered. The unbearable chain ofThis is a must see because of the relevance and parallels to our current environment of social injustice. Riveting to watch. What a devastating reminder of the outright as well as collateral damage that continues to exist when systematic racism continues unfettered. The unbearable chain of events and the highly unsatisfactory outcome leaves one as unsatisfied as in actual life with the entire situation. Great that they also included different perspectives, leaving much to consider.… Expand

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