Bob Bates: A Legacy of Creativity is a short student documentary that traces the life of the founder of Inner-City Arts, an arts education center in downtown Los Angeles. Written, directed, edited and filmed by high school students currently attending classes at Inner-City Arts, the documentary is more than a linear tale. The students show how Bob follows his creativity ‘wherever it takes him’ to end up in Skid Row starting an art school 25 years ago. The results take the audience on a journey from his life as a professional artist living on a chicken ranch to his current project creating an innovative ‘Creativity Lab’ at Inner-City Arts.