SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 - Nothing to See Here: Watts is a groundbreaking documentary created by the community of Watts, California—including rival gang members, police officers, and victims of violence—who courageously turn the camera on themselves, unexpectedly igniting a historic peace movement and dramatically reducing homicides. 

The one-night-only special benefit screening will be an immersive event featuring: 

• A “silent march”, created by filmmaker Lawanda Hawkins, from more than 200 pairs of shoes belonging to children lost to violence in the community. 
• The screening of the 90-minute documentary, Nothing to See Here: Watts, which was created rival gang members, police officers, students and victims of violence, and will be accompanied by a live orchestral score. 
• Musical performances from Grammy winning musical artists who have written original music for the film’s upcoming soundtrack. 

Proceeds from the event will fund the Nothing to See Here: Foundation, a community-led nonprofit supporting more than 40 non-profits doing work in Watts, and the broader Los Angeles area, addressing violence prevention, youth programs, and neighborhood revitalization. 

About the Film: What happens when bloods, crips, police officers, students, and victims of violence make a film together? Nothing to See Here: Watts is a searing, self-made film born from the blood, sweat, and heartbreak of those living in one of America's most misunderstood and challenging communities. 

Created by more than 300 members of the community of Watts, including rival gang members, police officers, students, and victims of violence, who courageously filmed themselves over three years, unexpectedly igniting a peace movement, and dramatically reducing homicides in one of America's most violent communities. 

With its groundbreaking impact—its raw vérité style, and unfiltered voices, Nothing to See Here: Watts is bold, unapologetically real, and socially impactful. It rewrites the script on who gets to tell their stories and how, and demonstrates that extraordinary outcomes can be achieved when those most marginalized and overlooked are empowered.