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.

Cast

Richard Pryor

Self

N/A

Rufus Thomas

Self

Isaac Hayes

Self

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

N/A

Kim Weston

N/A

William Bell

Albert King

Self

N/A

Eddie Floyd

Self

N/A

Little Milton

Carla Thomas

Erik Kilpatrick

Self

Ted Lange

Self