If These Walls Could Rock

Competition Feature: Documentary

Thursday, September 17th 8:00pm - 9:30pm

Featuring a lineup including Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bob Thornton, Ringo Starr, Slash, Cyndi Lauper, Morrissey, Dave Grohl and many others, IF THESE WALLS COULD ROCK is the untold story of the Sunset Marquis—the legendary West Hollywood hideaway where rock stars checked in, passed out, and made history.

Directed by: Tyler Meason and Craig A. Williams

Genre: Documentary

Run time: 90 minutes

Awards: Doc NYC Official Selection 2025

Connect: @ifthesewallscouldrock

Meet the filmmakers

Award-winning filmmaker Tyler Measom specializes in high profile, character-based documentaries. He is the director of the hit Netflix series Murder Among the Mormons, the Paramount+ series I Wanna Rock, the documentaries Takin’ Care of Business (TIFF) I Want My MTV (Tribeca, A&E), An Honest Liar (Tribeca, ITVS) and Sons of Perdition (Tribeca, OWN). He has produced the films Space Cowboy (TIFF), TAKE (Tribeca, Showtime), Jesus Town, USA, (Showtime) and NYTimes documentary ELDER. Measom is the producer and host of the Webby Award winning documentary podcast Was I In a Cult? Measom lives in sunny Sierra Madre, California.

Craig A. Williams is a screenwriter and producer known for his work on major studio films and music-driven stories. He has written numerous feature films, including Kung Fu Panda, Hotel Transylvania, and Underdog, as well as the biopics Pandemonium (about WWE founder Vince McMahon), Chippendales, and The Book of Luke (about 2 Live Crew’s Luther Campbell). Williams co-authored the book If These Walls Could Rock and penned the memoir Mom, Have You Seen My Leather Pants?, chronicling his teen years as a Sunset Strip rocker. He served as Creative Producer on the Paramount+ series I Wanna Rock: The ’80s Metal Dream. A fourth-generation Angeleno, Williams lives in Marina del Rey.

Festival Passes + Tickets

You can purchase tickets online or call the PAC Box Office at (828) 526 9047.

Rush tickets may also be available 15 minutes prior to each film screening if seating permits. Rush tickets will be sold at the PAC Box Office on a first-come, first-served basis.