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Hip hop live : L'anthologie

August 2020 •French

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December 2018 •Italian

At the end of 2018 Colle Der Fomento, the most enduring italian hip hop group, were about to release “Adversus”, a full album after more than a decade since their previous classic “Anima e Ghiaccio”, for this movie the group (along with the producer Dj Craim) opened the doors of their rehearsal room to the cameras and released an in-depth interview about the development “Adversus” and the themes of each track.

Here We Come

November 2006 •English

The story of hip hip behind the iron curtain.

Spit Gold Under an Empire

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Short documentary on underground rap culture in New York City.

Night and Fog

April 1959 •French

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

Rize

January 2005 •English

A documentary film that highlights two street derived dance styles, Clowning and Krumping, that came out of the low income neighborhoods of L.A.. Director David LaChapelle interviews each dance crew about how their unique dances evolved. A new and positive activity away from the drugs, guns, and gangs that ruled their neighborhood. A raw film about a growing sub-culture movements in America.

Pimps Up, Ho's Down

December 2000 •English

Brent Owens directs this documentary that follows the life of several "professional gentlemen of leisure." Originally aired on HBO America Undercover and was released on DVD with extended footage.

Nobody Knows My Name

January 1999 •English

A film about women who love and make hip-hop music. These artists strive through the erasures and obstructions of a heavily male-dominated industry.

I Don't Like Mondays

January 2006 •English

A documentary about the killing spree of Brenda Spencer, the 16-year-old schoolgirl who opened fire on a school playground in January 1979, killing two men and injuring eight children. Her only explanation of her actions was "I don't like Mondays". This incident was the first ever school shooting of its kind, and inspired the Boomtown Rats' number one hit song I Don't Like Mondays

The Great Train Robbery

October 2012 •English

It was one of the greatest heists in British history. £3 million – worth over £40 million today – stolen from a moving train by a gang of thieves who almost got away with it.

BAD HOP LAST ALBUM IN ATLANTA

February 2024 •Japanese

Bernardo na Vida, BMO na Batalha

September 2020 •Portuguese

This is the life of Bernardo, a 13 year old boy who is born from MCs in the Federal District turns into BMO.

What Difference Does It Make?

February 2014 •English

A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.

Hong Kong’s Secret City

September 1988 •German

Not many people know that there is in the center of Hong Kong, a city of 50,000 inhabitants that escape authority, a city which holds no law and no order, the ‘walled city’. Never before has a television crew been allowed to enter this labyrinth. Christa Wesemann, an Austrian documentary filmmaker, has achieved this for the first time. The recordings from the ‘walled city’ are breathtaking pictures, as it has never seen the world. The history and daily flow in Walled City are ruled by the ‘triad’, a Chinese crime syndicate.

Mr. Dial Has Something to Say

October 2007 •English

The documentary film "Mr. Dial Has Something to Say" investigates the problem of classism and racism in the elite American art world. By following the dramatic, disturbing story of Thornton Dial, a 79-year-old American-African artist from Alabama's Black Belt.

The Fiend

January 2011 •English

Joe wants to be a rapper. Max wants to be a filmmaker. They go to a secluded house in rural Virginia to document the production of Joe's demo CD. But what begins as a funny music documentary turns into a film about Joe's harrowing battle with a self-destructive alter-ego.

Keepintime: A Live Recording

November 2004 •English

Legendary funk and soul drummers and LA's most talented turntablists collaborate in an improvisational performance at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles.

Outlawz: Worldwide

April 2002 •English

East Coast natives Napoleon, Young Noble, Edi and Kastro attempt to unify the thug nation.

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

June 2014 •English

Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.

African Underground: Democracy in Dakar

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African Underground: Democracy in Dakar is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip-hop youth and politics in Dakar Senegal. The film follows rappers, DJs, journalists, professors and people on the street at the time before, during and after the controversial 2007 presidential election in Senegal and examines hip-hop’s role on the political process. Originally shot as a seven part documentary mini-series released via the internet – the documentary bridges the gap between hip-hop activism, video journalism and documentary film and explores the role of youth and musical activism on the political process.