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"Riot" Probes L.A.'s Wounds
It's a raw experience that blends news footage with a lot of profane dialogue. But the real hook to Riot is its shifting points of view: Showtime hired four directors, each from a different ethnic group, to tell the story of how the event cut through their respective communities.
Galen Yuen directed the segment about a Chinese couple who lose their small store to looters; Alex Munoz took on the story of a group of young Hispanics who join the looting (one of whom is shot by the Chinese merchant); David C. Johnson's segment covers an upwardly-mobile black man who returns to the ghetto from the suburbs to rescue his folks; and Richard DiLello covers a white cop who feels abandoned by his department when superiors order the police to withdraw from the riot zone.
This is still pretty tough stuff for many Los Angelenos. Showtime screened the movie for a racially-diverse audience at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in L.A. a few days ago--then hosted a tense discussion period afterwards.
"Instead of Riot, this movie should be called Stereotype," said one man, who identified himself as Native American. "All this shows is people of color beating lup on each other." Another audience member agreed and added "We don't need another film like this. We need more positive movies." One member of a group that tries to reform gang members angrily confronted the producers, demanding that a cut of their profits be returned to "the community."
Director Johnson, who is black, defended the movie as even-handed. "What this film is saying is,'Walk a few miles in someone else's shoes," he said.
Riot airs on Showtime at 8 p.m. PT/ET.
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