“The filmmakers had a clear POV: they wanted to explain not just what happened, but WHY. “Taking a subject like Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals and the ensuing riot – and using that event to tell an even bigger story about society – is what makes 30 for 30 so special,” said Marsha Cooke, Vice President & Executive Producer, ESPN Films and 30 for 30. From the mob mentality in the streets to similar vengeance in the online hunting of those responsible, it was a dark moment in the city’s history – one that raised deeper questions about fandom, violence, and the shocking power of an angry crowd. From directors Asia Youngman (“This Ink Runs Deep,” “N’xaxaitkw”) and Kathleen Jayme (“The Grizzlie Truth,” “Finding Big Country”), “I’m Just Here For The Riot” chronicles the aftermath of the event captured on hundreds of cell phone cameras, with the rioters outed, shamed, and their lives altered forever. Police cars were overturned and burned, windows were shattered, stores were looted, and waves of young people were caught up in the mayhem. On June 15, 2011, the Canucks’ Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals loss to the Boston Bruins sparked a massive riot in downtown Vancouver. Here’s more on that from a release:ĮSPN Films today announced that production has completed on “I’m Just Here for the Riot,” a 30 for 30 documentary about the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot.
Well, almost two years later, it’s been revealed to be a 30 for 30 called I’m Just Here For The Riot, with ESPN Films (which executive produced the project) announcing the completion of production (but no air date yet) Friday.
At that point, all that was known was that a local art installation on the messages painted after the riot was accepting new messages around the 10th anniversary, and that local filmmakers Kat Jayme and Asia Youngman were involved “in collaboration with ESPN.” But it wasn’t clear if that was for a featured segment on an ESPN show, or an E:60 special, or a full 30 for 30 feature documentary. Back in the summer of 2021, the existence of some level of ESPN project on the 2011 Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver was revealed.
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