Aspire to the Sky: The Wilshire Grand Story

Aspire to the Sky: The Wilshire Grand Story is a documentary about the tallest building on the west coast at 1100 ft with a 180 ft spire. Soaring buildings in Los Angeles are difficult to find because of the risk factors associated with a highly seismically active zone, fire potential, and liquefaction soils covering much of the city. This one-acre lot now supports 22 acres of office and hotel space that changed the Los Angeles skyline. Art and engineering merge to create a design spectacle unique in high rise technology, making The Wilshire Grand one of the most original buildings recently completed in North America. Architects and engineers: making the impossible possible.

  • Dilip Khatri
    Director
  • Dilip Khatri
    Writer
  • Dilip Khatri
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    50 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 31, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    400,000 USD
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Architecture Art Film Festival
    Palm Springs
    United States
    February 23, 2019
    North American Premiere
  • Madrid International Film Festival
    Madrid
    Spain
    August 13, 2019
    Spain
    Nominated for BEST FEATURE DOC; BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ; BEST EDITING; WON BEST EDITING
  • Nice International Film Festival
    Nice
    France
    May 7, 2019
    France
    Nominated for BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ; BEST EDITING; WON BEST EDITING
  • Marina del Rey Film Festival
    Marina del Rey
    United States
    October 20, 2019
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Gravitas
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights, Video on Demand, Airline, Theatrical, Video / Disc, Paid TV, Console / Handheld Device
Director Biography - Dilip Khatri

Dr. Khatri is a professional structural engineer, design professional, construction manager, and former Fashion Photographer. He now is an accomplished documentary film maker with three documentary films to his credit, and working on 4 new projects. Dr. Khatri strives to makes films with “‘human impact and educational value”.

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Director Statement

“Aspire to the Sky:The Wilshire Grand Story” is a unique doc about the tallest building in Los Angeles, constructed over an active seismic fault, that demonstrates the incredible contribution of our profession of Structural Engineers and Architects that pushes the envelope of design by “‘Making the impossible Possible”