Hands on the Verdict: The 1992 L.A. Uprising
Documentary 54 mins., 1992
Co-coordinating producer Liz Canner, Co-coordinating Producer Julia Meltzer
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ABOUT
Hands on the Verdict: The 1992 L.A. Uprising probes the issues surrounding the civil unrest following the Simi Valley, Calif. verdict in the Rodney King police brutality trial. It also examines the South Central Los Angeles community of Watts, the truce between street gangs, the Crips and the Bloods, and the persistence of racism and police brutality in the L.A. Police Dept.
Distributed by V Tape, Toronto.
PRESS
"(The tape) skillfully presents a multi textual counter analysis of the official verdict as well as responses of diverse communities to the verdict's implications and effects. "
-Barbara Lattanzi
FUSE Magazine
BROADCASTS AND SCREENINGS
PBS - PA., CO., CA., D.C.
Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Jurors' Choice Award
Human Rights Watch Film Festival, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle.
Leipzig International Festival of Documentary and Animation, Germany.
Deep Dish TV
LA Freewaves