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SPECIAL FREE SCREENINGS

OF WATTS TOWERS DOCUMENTARY

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WATTS TOWERS COMMON GROUND INITIATIVE

The definitive feature-length documentary on the Watts Towers and their creator, Sabato Rodia (a.k.a. "Sam" and "Simon")

Music of Giuseppe Verdi
Jazz Arrangements by Nate Morgan
Classical Arrangements by Robert Israel
HipHop Arrangement by Brad Byer, Edward Landler and Michael Abels

"Sam Rodia will be remembered as one of the greatest sculptors of the Twentieth Century."                                      - R. Buckminster Fuller

Saturday, October 23, 6 pm
Italian Cultural Institute
1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles (Westwood)  90024

Sunday, October 24, 4 pm
Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC)
10950 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles (Watts)  90059

"...the film is wonderful: lyrical, well-made and edited, and compelling..."                -   Ken Burns, filmmaker ("The Civil War", "Jazz")

"A heartfelt and fascinating film..."           -   Leonard Maltin, Entertainment Tonight

"...the most complete visual account of self-made architect Simon Rodia  and his masterpiece..."                  -   Robert Koehler, Variety

"The filmmakers stunningly capture the beauty of the towers piercing the azure sky..."                       -  Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times

For more information, go to  www.ibuildthetower.com   and  www.wattstowerscommonground.org