Wattstax
Overview
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.
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1 win & 1 nomination total
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"100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!"
Status
Released
Original Language
en
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Cast
Crew
Mel Stuart
Producer
Production
Larry Shaw
Producer
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Mel Stuart
Director
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Larry Clark
Director of Photography
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David Myers
Director of Photography
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Roderick Young
Director of Photography
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John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
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José Louis Mignone
Director of Photography
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David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Production
Al Bell
Executive Producer
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Robert Marks
Director of Photography
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