WASHINGTON, May 7: Twenty-five years following the judgement
in the Rodney King trial that created numerous days of dissents, aggression and
plundering in Los Angeles, the country persists to find itself in a sequence of
animated debate over racial persecution, police violence and socioeconomic disparity.
This was principally obvious on Sunday, April 30, throughout
the global-broadcast presentation of National Geographic’s documentary LA 92 — an
authoritative look back at the contentious unrest. The documentary, which has
been acknowledged by reviewers as a “must see film” that is “seething with
emotions,” generated noteworthy online action during its broadcast, trending countrywide
on Twitter and via a Facebook Live after-show episode.
In an attempt to further the countrywide discussion on the subject,
National Geographic revealed it would make the film LA 92 obtainable free of
charge via online, video on demand and streaming platforms. “National
Geographic believes in the power of storytelling to change the world,” elucidated
Tim Pastore, president of original programming and production for National
Geographic, adding, “The parallels between the racially charged climate of Los
Angeles in 1992 and more recent occurrences of racial injustice demands our
attention. We hope this film will encourage reflection and debate as the
country wrestles with these very real and very relevant conflicts.”
LA 92 will be made extensively obtainable till May 11 on
streaming platforms comprising Natgeotv.com, video on request (via cable
provider set-top boxes), cable contributor sites and apps, Nat Geo TV apps
(iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, Roku, Android phones and tablets, Xbox One and 360,
Samsung Connected TVs), iTunes, Hulu, YouTube, Facebook, Amazon, Sony
Playstation, GooglePlay and other.
Straightaway succeeding LA 92’s opening, National Geographic
presented a Facebook Live after-show on National Geographic Channel’s Facebook
page. Steered by Soledad O’Brien and streamed from numerous sites in south Los
Angeles and Koreatown, the Facebook Live program provided audiences the chance
to participate in the debate, ask queries of the panelists and remark in actual
time. The program also comprised such people as Congresswoman Karen Ruth Bass
of California’s 37th Congressional District; Najee Ali, director of Project
Islamic Hope (a civil human rights confederation centered in south LA);
Christafire Lundy, an occupant of south LA; Hyepin Im, president and CEO of
Faith and Community Empowerment; Karen Slade, vice president/general manager of
KJLH Radio; and experienced LA journalist Bob Brill.
Created by two-time Oscar winner Simon Chinn (“Man on Wire”)
and Emmy victor Jonathan Chinn (“American High”) and directed by Oscar victors
Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin (“Undefeated”), the film stares at the actions of
1992 from a variety of vantage points, bringing a new viewpoint to an essential
moment that rings to this day. Utilizing no narration or “talking head” discussions,
the film recreates the chaotic actions that evolved in 1992 by completely utilizing
archival footage comprising broadcast news footage, radio reports, police files
and private home videos.
LA 92 premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, trailed
by a restricted theatrical release in New York, LA and London and the
television broadcast premiere on National Geographic on Sunday, April 30, in
the United States, and persists to roll out worldwide throughout 171 nations
and 45 languages.
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