BACA

When activist painter Judy Baca conceived “The Great Wall of Los Angeles” in 1975 as a monument to the history of Indigenous peoples in California, she didn’t realize that she was embarking on a 50-year journey that would employ 400 youth painters and create one of the largest murals on the planet.

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Directors: Sam Osborn & Alejandra Vasquez
Producer: Erin Wright
Directors of Photography: Kenny Wu, Brian Dawson
Editor: Sam Osborn
Score: Camilo Lara
Titles & Graphics: Jason Cryer

Commissioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts (LACMA)