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Sierra Pettengill is known for Riotsville, U.S.A. (2022), The Reagan Show (2017) and The Rifleman (2021).
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Riotsville, U.S.A. is a 2022 American documentary film by Sierra Pettengill and narrated by Charlene Modeste.
Sep 27, 2022 · I was eager to speak with director Sierra Pettengill about the film, making old footage alive to today’s viewer, our horrendous historical amnesia, and why she sees glimmers of hope in it all. It...
Dec 12, 2022 · Q&A from the 51st New Directors/New Films with Riotsville, USA director Sierra Pettengill and critic and voiceover actor Tobi Haslett. The conversation was m...
Jan 22, 2022 · Where Sierra Pettengill’s previous all-archival film, The Reagan Show (co-directed with Pacho Velez), asked the question “How did we get here?” by re-examining the ’80s, her new feature Riotsville, USA goes back further, to the oft-examined period from roughly 1967 to 1968.
Director Sierra Pettengill worked collaboratively with a team that included Tobi Haslett, who wrote the film’s voiceover, Charlene Modeste, who performed it, editor Nels Bangerter, and musician Jace Clayton to carefully unpack the historical context of police militarization in the 1960s.
Mar 20, 2024 · Director Sierra Pettengill ( The Reagan Show) just premiered her new documentary, Riotsville, USA at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. I reviewed it as part of our coverage, and before the festival even started, I had a chance to chat with her by Zoom.
