The Rodney King Riots didn't start with Rodney King
An in-depth look at the culture of Los Angeles in the ten years leading up to the 1992 uprising that erupted after the verdict of police officers cleared of beating Rodney King.
John Ridley
Director, Writer
Jung Hui Lee
Herself

Rodney King
Himself (archive footage)

Daryl Gates
Himself (archive footage)

Tom Bradley
Himself (archive footage)

Magic Johnson
Himself (archive footage)
Soon Ja Du
Herself (archive footage)
LA 9277%
O.J.: Made in America84%
Room 23761%
Los Angeles Plays Itself76%
The Cheshire Murders65%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Narco Cultura70%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Sherman's March67%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
13th78%
The Perfect Neighbor68%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
Public Speaking70%
Maternal Instinct71%
McQueen74%
Whitney73%
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound69%
Seduced and Abandoned62%