Films We Like has acquired the Canadian rights to Sierra Pettengill’s riveting documentary Riotsville, USA. Pettengill uses unearthed military training footage of Army-built model towns called “Riotsvilles,” where military and police were trained to respond to civil unrest in the late sixties. Film Critic Susannah Gruber in Indiewire wrote: “This unique framework succeeds in turning history on its head, forcing us to question how these violent tactics from the past have led to the increasingly armed present we're witnessing today.”
About Films We Like
Founded by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential, Carmine Street Guitars) Films We Like is a boutique distributor of documentary, independent, and international films in Canada. Recent releases include Anonymous Club, The Passengers of the Night and Academy Award winning film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car.