Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.
Editing
Juxtaposition of news clips and ground footage builds unbearable tension.
Direction
Zero narration lets the footage speak — and it SCREAMS.
Sound
Ambient audio places you in smoke, chaos, and silence.
Director
T.J. Martin
Rodney King
Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Ted Koppel
Self (archive footage)
Edward James Olmos
Self (archive footage)
Maxine Waters
Self (archive footage)
Tom Bradley
Self (archive footage)
Danny Bakewell Sr.
Self (archive footage)
Daryl Gates
Self (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw
Self (archive footage)
Danny Bakewell Sr.
Self - Civl Rights Activist (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directors Martin and Lindsay found 1,500+ hours of never-before-seen footage in archives, basements, and police evidence lockers.
The film deliberately mirrors 2017's political climate — released months after Trump's inauguration, it asks if America learned anything.
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