The legendary "black Woodstock" gets its due with this newly restored and digitally remixed documentary of the epochal 1972 concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Wattstax is the 1973 cult favorite documentary directed by Mel Stuart. In August 1972, seven years after the Watts riots, the legendary Stax recording label staged a benefit concert in Los Angeles for 90,000 people. As time went by, it became known as the Black Woodstock. Hosted by Rev. Jesse Jackson, it was a veritable "who's who" of gospel, soul and R&B, and was a mirror of various aspects of African-American culture. The newly restored concert film features trenchant commentary from Richard Pryor, performances by Rufus Thomas, the Staple Singers, the Emotions and the Bar-Kays, and includes the grand finale (not seen in the original film) - Isaac Hayes' electrifying "Theme From Shaft." Producer: Mel Stuart. A National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) co-presentation