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Burn Motherfucker, Burn! (2017)

The fire started long before the city burned

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Sacha Jenkins

Synopsis

An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African Americans and LAPD.

Actors

Danny Bakewell Sr.
Danny Bakewell Sr.
Himself
Karen Bass
Karen Bass
Herself
Charlie Beck
Charlie Beck
Himself - Chief of Police
Jeff Chang
Jeff Chang
Himself
Perry Farrell
Perry Farrell
Himself
Everlast
Everlast
Himself
B-Real
B-Real
Himself
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Himself (Archival Footage)
Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad
Himself (Archival Footage)
Connie Riggs
Connie Riggs
Herself
William Barker
William Barker
Himself (Archival Footage)
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Himself (Archival Footage)
Barry White
Barry White
Himself (Archival Footage)
Bobby Seale
Bobby Seale
Himself (Archival Footage)
Daryl Gates
Daryl Gates
Himself (Archival Footage)
Cleo Brown
Cleo Brown
Himself
Dee Barnes
Dee Barnes
Herself
Ice-T
Ice-T
Himself (Archival Footage)
Ice Cube
Ice Cube
Himself (Archival Footage)

Crews

Sacha Jenkins
Sacha Jenkins
Director

Trailers and other movies

Burn Motherf*cker, Burn! (2017) | Official Trailer | A Film by Sacha Jenkins

Posters and backgrounds

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