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Levitated Mass Makes Theatrical Debut in L.A., Nationwide

Many people did not get the chance to see Doug Pray’s, “Levitated Mass: The Story of Michael Heizer’s Monolithic Sculpture” during the 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival.

Beginning this weekend in Santa Monica, there will be several chances to catch the 88-minute documentary, which highlights the journey of the 340-ton boulder commonly referred to as “Levitated Mass” and “The Rock.”

During last year’s fest, the relevance, beauty and logistics were brought forth before, during and after the rock’s travels from Riverside County to the Los Angeles Museum of Art in February 2012.

Government agencies, the boulder’s carrier, Emmert International, and WCS Permits were a big part of the film.

WCS, and sister company, Right of Way Inc., worked for years alongside government agencies and Emmert International, to make the move happen.

The film portrays the trials and tribulations in achieving each of the 22 cities’ approval to move the load, highlighting meetings, paperwork and long hours.

Loaded dimensions of over 1 million pounds, 21-feet tall, 31-feet wide and 295-feet long meant no freeway travel, and surface street routing only.

Right of Way provided street closures before, during and after moves. The load would sit after each night’s journey in a designated area until the next night of travel.

Finally, all those involved met their goal — a safe transport to LACMA in February 2012.

WCS President, Wes Mollno, had a significant impact on the documentary. Several clips of Pray interviewing Mollno made the film. Without WCS’ efforts in obtaining city and government agency approval, the boulder would have never left Riverside County.

Pray took the documentary a step further by not only explaining the duties in moving “The Rock,” but providing insight into the artist’s vision.

Heizer imagined this sculpture in the late 60′s, and waited patiently until the perfect rock was found.

A part of the film was dedicated to the process behind displaying the boulder at the museum to complete the ‘Levitated Mass’ exhibit, which opened just after last year’s film fest.

The weekend’s showings in Santa Monica are at Landmark’s NUART. Pray and special guests will do a Q&A after Friday & Saturday’s 7:30 showing, and will introduce the 9:45 p.m. showings. Visit www.landmarktheatres.com for complete show times and more info.

The film will hit theaters nationwide during the following schedule:

Seattle – Sept. 26-28 – SIFF Cinema
San Diego – October 4-8 – Media Arts San Diego
Portland – October 5-6 – Northwest Film Center
Santa Fe – Opens October 10 – CCA Cinematheque
Chicago – October 24-30 – Gene Siskel Film Center
New York – Opens November 14 – Film Society of Lincoln Center

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