After Dark Thur May 22, 2025, The Killing of America, 1981 Documentary - Real Footage For 18+ Only

IMPORTANT BACKGROUND NOTE: ACCORDING TO IMDB, THIS FILM WAS NEVER DISTRIBUTED, TELEVISED, OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE USA UNTIL 10/26/2016.

THIS IS A CO PRODUCTION BETWEEN THE U.S.A. AND JAPAN

IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOR THE FILM: THIS DOCUMENTARY FEATURES REAL FOOTAGE OF RACE RIOTS, REAL ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE FEATURING SERIAL KILLERS, AND REAL CRIMES!

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT AND DISTURBING THEMES! REAL LIFE FOOTAGE OF RACE RIOTS, CRIMES AND MURDERS ARE DEPICTED IN THE FILM! VIEWER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED! ADULTS ONLY! 18+

PLOT: In 1982, filmmakers Seldon Renan and Academy Award® nominee Leonard Schrader (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, MISHIMA, BLUE COLLAR) created a graphic and provocative examination of America's history with and penchant for senseless violence, mass shootings and cold-blooded murder. It was condemned as exploitive and obscene (The New York Times), acclaimed as among the most controversial documentaries in the history of cinema (Fantasia Festival), and never distributed, televised or made available for sale in the United States.