Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol
Directed byDavid Botti
Malachy Browne
Produced byDavid Botti
Malachy Browne
Stella Cooper
Cora Engelbrecht
Evan Hill
Christiaan Triebert
Haley Willis
Narrated byMalachy Browne
Edited byDmitriy Khavin
Natalie Reneau
Release date
  • June 30, 2021 (2021-06-30) (online)
Running time
41 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol is a 2021 American documentary short film about the January 6 Capitol attack by supporters of former president Donald Trump, reported by The New York Times.[1]

Summary

The film is a six-month investigation of these events using videos posted on social media by the rioters themselves, police bodycam footage and archived audio from police communications alongside news coverage.[2][3][4]

Reception

The film received positive reviews.[5] It was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. The video had earned 68,000 comments on YouTube.[6]

The video also won the prestigious Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award and Peabody Award.[7][8][9][10]

It was nominated for two News & Documentary Emmy Awards the following year.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Inside the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot: An Exclusive Video Investigation". The New York Times. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. ^ "Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the Capitol". Decider. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. ^ "Capitol rioters' footage powers NYT's 'Day of Rage' project". AP News. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  4. ^ "New York Times' 'Day of Rage' documentary dives deep into the events of Jan. 6 | Here & Now". wbur.org. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  5. ^ Day of Rage review: A must-watch documentary on the January 6th insurrection - Metro Weekly
  6. ^ Matthew Carey (12 January 2022). "Oscar-Shortlisted 'Day Of Rage' Drills Into January 6 Insurrection". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  7. ^ duPont-Columbia Awards
  8. ^ Congratulations to "Day of Rage"-2022 duPont-Columbia Awards on official YouTube channel
  9. ^ Rep. Adam Kinzinger Presents "Day of Rage" with a Peabody Award on official YouTube channel
  10. ^ Peabody Awards
  11. ^ 2022 News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed - The Hollywood Reporter
  12. ^ NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED

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January 6 United States Capitol attack
Donald Trump
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