A film made by Watts, not about it
Everything was at stake: Bloods sat with Crips, police with victims, clergy with a mother beaten by the gangs. Within a year, homicides declined by 90%. What happened in that room is our story.
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Event schedule →The numbers.
The Process
17
filmmakers
300+
community contributors
200
hours of footage
The Community
2.1
sq. mi.
60+
gangs
100
homicides while filming
The Outcomein the 12 months that followed:
0
gang-related homicides
90%
reduction in homicides overall
>50%
reduction in all forms of violent crime
What people are saying.
Forbes
“Unlikely collaborators documented their daily lives, and, in the process, reduced homicides by 90%.”
ReadMarquee events.
The King Center, Atlanta
MLK weekend, Jan 19, 2026, with Dr. Bernice A. King, who opens the film.
WatchAudience impact.
- Q:
- Having viewed the film, how has your sense of empathy changed for the following groups in Watts?
- A:
- % of screeners answering very positively or positively
Children71%
Community69%
Parents68%
Police61%
Gang members49%