Wattstax (1973)

Directed by Mel Stuart

Wattstax movie poster

A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current-day Watts neighborhood.

Genre: Music, Documentary

Language: en

Production

Cinematographers: Larry Clark, David Myers, Roderick Young, John A. Alonzo, José Louis Mignone · Editors: Robert K. Lambert, David E. Blewitt, David Newhouse

Production: Wolper Productions

No screenings currently available. Check back for future screenings.

View on IMDb · View on Letterboxd


If You Like Wattstax…