A four-minute clip from "The Garden," Scott Hamilton Kennedy's Oscar-nominated documentary about the South Central Farm saga, is today's featured pick at Telegraph 21, a new video magazine for documentary films out of New York and Barcelona. The clip they picked opens with some graphic footage from the 1992 riots and the Rodney King assault that played such a big part in triggering the violence. An interview with Kennedy is included; the clip is embedded above.
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Video clip: 'The Garden'
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