I Build the Tower (2006)
87 min
"I Build the Tower" is the true story of the life and work of Sam Rodia, the Italian immigrant who built the world-famous Watts Towers on a residential lot in South Central Los Angeles. These mosaic-covered spires of reinforced cement rising to almost one hundred feet were once scheduled for demolition by the City Building Department. The towers survived to become a symbol of the community in which they stand and they are now recognized throughout the world as a unique embodiment of the structural principles found in nature.
- Release date
- January 1, 2006
- Country of origin
- United States
Crew
- Sam Rodia · Archive footage
- Brad Byer · Director
- Edward Landler · Director
- Ben Caldwell · Cinematographer
- Stacey Cohen-Maitre · Cinematographer
- Martin M. Foshaug · Cinematographer
- William Hale · Cinematographer
- Edward Landler · Editor
- Glen P. Rose · Editor