{"product_id":"la-92-fyc-1","title":"LA 92 FYC","description":"LA 92 DVD VIDEO DOCUMENTARY archival footage Los Angeles riots history Rodney  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e National Geographic Documentary Films \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 2017 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eLA 92   FYC (FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLA 92 is a 2017 documentary film largely constructed from archival footage that chronicles the events surrounding the 1992 Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. The film, co-directed by T.J. Martin and Daniel Lindsay, forgoes contemporary interviews or narration and instead weaves together news broadcasts, home videos, police and helicopter footage, and other contemporaneous material to provide a day-by-day immersion into the unrest, the immediate causes, and the chaotic cityscape of those weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe film situates the riots within broader issues of systemic racism, police brutality, economic disparity, and media framing, while highlighting how institutional failures and long-standing tensions culminated in large-scale civil unrest. Praised for its rigorous archival editing and urgent historical perspective, LA 92 is often discussed alongside conversations about criminal justice and race in the United States, and it builds on T.J. Martin’s previous documentary work (he co-directed the Oscar-winning film Undefeated) in its focus on raw, human-centered storytelling drawn from real-time sources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNominations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest Documentary Feature: TJ Martin | Dan Lindsay | Jonathan Chinn | Simon Chinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest Picture: Jonathan Chinn | Simon Chinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest Film Editing: TJ Martin | Scott Stevenson | Dan Lindsay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest Director: TJ Martin | Dan Lindsay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest Original Score: Danny Bensi | Saunder Jurriaans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"National Geographic Documentary Films","offers":[{"title":"Used In Pamphlet","offer_id":51329078362390,"sku":"128222","price":24.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/2026212141815590scan.jpg?v=1779260430","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/la-92-fyc-1","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}