Events
Global Hiphop Film Festival
October 9 - December 19, 2006
Film Schedule
Filmmakers have begun to chronicle Hiphop's role in various countries throughout the globe. This film series represents a sampling of some of the films now available and in development. Films in this series represent: France, Japan, Cuba, China and Kenya.
Hiphop is the language of the world's new generation. Youth from the townships of South Africa, Massai Villages in Tanzania, regions of Italy, clubs in New York City, to the concert halls of Amsterdam, London and Paris already rhyme about corruption, HIV/AIDS, and civil war, creating a powerful outlet for protest and global recognition. By localizing and vocalizing American Hiphop beats into French, Wolof, Arabic, Hebrew, Twi, Swahili, and Spanish, Hiphop is a tour de force that can inspire creativity by providing youth with alternative spaces and venues to voice their opinions, and educate and empower one another.
