Willie F. Warren quietly made history.

He didn’t ask for attention. He didn’t seek the spotlight. But by becoming PG&E’s first Black lineworker, Warren changed the story for the company and for everyone who came after him.

From a childhood marked by segregation and hardship to holding 500,000 volts in his bare hands, his journey is one of grit, grace and perseverance. He paved a path where there wasn’t one, pushing forward not just for himself but for the generations that would follow.

This short film honors the man behind the hard hat — a father, mentor and pioneer whose story echoes through the lives he touched and the doors he helped open for future PG&E coworkers.