I Build
The Tower

a film by Edward Landler and Brad Byer

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I Build The Tower

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I Build The Tower

The true story of the life of Sam Rodia, the Italian immigrant who built the Watts Towers on a residential lot. Told in his own words, the film portrays Sam Rodia as an individual transformed from drunkenness and despair into a world renowned artist.

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“The film is wonderful: lyrical, well-made and edited, and compelling.”

Ken Burns

Filmmaker

“A heartfelt and fascinating film.”

Leonard Maltin

Entertainment Tonight

“Sam will rank not just in our century, but rank with the sculptors of all history.”

R. Buckminster Fuller

Engineer, Futurist, Mathematician