riotsville, usa (stylized as "riotsville, usa") is an american documentary movie. it was completed in 2022. the movie is about "the militarization of the police and the reaction of a nation to the uprisings of the late '60s, creating a counter-narrative to a critical moment in the country's history." it begins showing the "civil unrest in places like watts and harlem and how the u.s. military began training for an increased presence in the inner cities." then it shows "the construction of fake towns, dubbed 'riotsville,' that the army and military police used to perform riot control exercises..."