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Wattstax

  • 1973
  • TMDB 6.8/10
  • 1h 38m

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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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.

Cast

  • Richard PryorSelf
  • Rufus ThomasSelf
  • Isaac HayesSelf
  • Melvin Van PeeblesSelf
  • Kim Weston
  • William Bell
  • Albert KingSelf
  • Eddie FloydSelf

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