Wattstax

"100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!"

Sep 16 1973 R 1h 43m
Comedy, Documentary, Music

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.

Plot

Documentary with a selection from a non-stop 7-hour musical event at Watts, the Los Angeles Coliseum, August 20, 1972. It's a sort of Woodstock event but with black artists, namely the groups Dramatics, Staple Singers, Rance Allen Group, Emotions, Bar Kays, Mel & Tim.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Mel Stuart

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Wolper Productions, Stax Records

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
1,132
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
81
Popularity
NA