Nothing to See Here: Watts – dir. Michael Soenen

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Original Film Title: Nothing to See Here: Watts

Director’s Name: Michael Soenen

Writer’s Name: Michael Soenen

Producer: Michael Soenen, Todd Lieberman, Suzanne Malveaux,

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes

Film Description:

Sixty years after the 1965 Watts uprising, the neighborhood America wrote off has shown us what is still possible.

After a late-night police ride-along in Watts, an outsider witnesses a version of Watts that never makes the news.

Searching for a way to understand what he had seen, he poses a simple question: what would happen if the people living the story told it themselves?

Twenty residents—rival gang members, police officers, students, parents, and victims of violence—are given iPhones and full control over their narratives.

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