Hip Hop movies and documentaries
The rise of Hip Hop culture exposed in these gems like : Wild Style (1983), Style Wars, Krush Groove, and more.
The main roles in these documentaries / movies are played by legends like Lee Quinones, Fab 5 Freddy, The Rock Steady Crew and pioneering rappers and DJ’s like Grandmaster Flash, the Cold Crash Brothers Kool Moe Dee, Busy Bee and other old-school legends enshrined in their heyday.
August 2016 is Hip Hop movie month:
30 july // 8 mile (2002) + opening night
1 august // Style Wars (documentary, 1983)
7 august // Juice (1992)
8 august // Wild Style (documentary, 1983)
14 august// Menace II Society (1993)
15 august // Krush Groove (documentary, 1985) // featuring Brainpower!
21 august // Do The Right Thing (1989, 35mm)
22 august // Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records (documentary, 2013)
28 august // Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (documentary, 2015) // featuring Sef!
29 august // Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (documentary, 2011)
Location:
Filmtheater Kriterion,
Roetersstraat 170
1018 WE Amsterdam