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Movie poster: Wattstax (1973)
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1973 · 98 min Music Documentary
7.0 / 10 · TMDB

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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Year 1973
Country United States of America
Genre Music, Documentary
Director Mel Stuart
Runtime 98 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.0/10 (17 votes)

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Mel Stuart constructs the film on a powerful juxtaposition of stage energy and neighborhood reality. He explores how soul and funk music became a vessel for social commentary, relying on candid street interviews that ground the celebration in daily life.

What lingers after the final note is the raw vitality of a community defining itself. Those who tire of sterile documentaries will find here a pulsating, essential record of Black joy and resilience. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Mel Stuart

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