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Directors Kathleen Jayme And Asia Youngman From ESPN's I'm Just Here For The Riot

Published: June 20, 2024, 6 p.m.

ESPN\xa0introduces its newest\xa030 for 30\xa0documentary film,\xa0I\u2019m Just Here for the Riot, premiering Tuesday, June 4, at 7:30pm ET on ESPN and streaming on ESPN+.

On June 15, 2011, the Canucks\u2019 Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals loss to the Boston Bruins sparks a massive riot in downtown Vancouver. Police cars are overturned and burned, windows are shattered, stores are looted, and waves of young people are caught up in the mayhem.\xa0I\u2019m Just Here For The Riot\xa0chronicles the aftermath of an event captured on hundreds of cell phone cameras; the rioters are outed, shamed, and see their lives altered forever. From the mob mentality in the streets to similar vengeance in the online hunting of those responsible, it is a dark moment in the city\u2019s history \u2013 one that raises deeper questions about fandom, violence, and the shocking power of an angry crowd.

I\u2019m Just Here for the Riot\xa0was directed by Vancouver-based filmmakers\xa0Kathleen Jayme\xa0and\xa0Asia Youngman, who were in the city during the infamous riot. Kathleen and Asia began working on this documentary to gain an understanding of how this shocking event came to be.

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