Letter to the President (2005)

A collective born by the love for Hip Hop culture, in one of the most contradictory places of all. They tirelessly seek to foster and strengthen this culture in the region, taking their name all over on Brazil and the world. Facing all kinds of prejudices, together, they persist in the battle to be better for others. Because they believe that culture is not about what we like, but what can really change lives.

1987年、5人の若者が、暴力的なほどに真っ直ぐな歌詞をハードコアなビートにのせ、米国屈指の危険地域で暮らす怒りともどかしさを、彼らの最大の武器である音楽にぶつけた。本作ではすべてが始まった原点に立ち戻る。武器といえば歌詞と傍若無人さ、威勢のよさと才能しかなかった音楽界の反逆者たちが、彼らを押さえつけようとした権力者にどう立ち向かったのか。世界一の危険集団N.W.A.の結成を描き出す。誰もが口を閉ざしていた真実と危険地域での暮らしを語った彼らの言葉は、社会に変革の渦を巻き起こし、その影響は今なお残っている。アイス・キューブ役にオシェア・ジャクソン・Ｊｒ、ドクター・ドレー役にコーリー・ホーキンズ、イージー・E役にジェイソン・ミッチェル。監督はＦ・ゲイリー・グレイ。

1995年、デトロイト。中産階級の白人が多く住む郊外とは“8マイルロード”で分断され、貧困層が多数を占める都市中心部。ジミーはここで無職の母と幼い妹の3人でトレイラー・ハウスに暮らしていた。彼は昼間プレス工場で働き、夜はヒップホップ・クラブ“シェルター”で毎週行われるラップ・バトルでの優勝を目指し、プロで成功することを夢見ていた。だが、彼は才能がありながらその実力を発揮出来ないでいる。加えて母ステファニーとの確執に悩んでいたジミーはある日、モデルを夢見るウェイトレスのアレックスと出会い恋に落ちるのだが…。

LAの犯罪多発地区で育ちながらも暴力を否定する父のもと堅実に成長したトレ。しかし、ギャング同士の打ち合いに巻き込まれ、親友が射殺されたことを知り……。“LAのスパイク・リー”ことジョン・シングルトン監督、衝撃のデビュー作。

Here’s a little story they’re about to tell… Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the schools hottest dancer, Chase, to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore s underground dance battle The Streets.

Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., remains one of Hip-Hop’s icons, renowned for his distinctive flow and autobiographical lyrics. This documentary celebrates his life via rare behind-the-scenes footage and the testimonies of his closest friends and family.

Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.

An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.

All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.

Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimillion-dollar settlement. Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, one that caters to an African-American clientele. Going into business with a tricked-out plane piloted by the smooth Capt. Mack, the airline hits a snag when it has to deal with the family of Elvis Hunkee.

Honey Daniels dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep kids off the streets. Honey thinks she's hit the jackpot when she meets a hotshot director casts her in one of his music videos. But, when he starts demanding sexual favors from her, Honey makes a decision that will change her life.

黒人組織とアジア系ギャングの対立が長年続くオークランド。激しい抗争の中でアジアン・ギャングのトップ、ポーが殺される。服役中の兄ハンは脱獄を決行、殺人事件の真相を調べ始めるが……。

カリフォルニア州ロサンゼルス郡イングルウッド市。アフリカ系市民が多い犯罪多発地帯で暮らすアフリカ系少年マルコムは高校卒業を控え、ハーバード大への入学を志願する一方、1990年代のヒップホップ文化のオタクで、レズビアンのディギーら親友たちとパンクバンドを組んでいた。あるパーティーに行ったマルコムだが、麻薬の売人が大量のドラッグを彼のリュックに隠してしまい、それを持ち帰ったことから運命は大きく狂う。

After the death of his younger brother, a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles is able to bypass juvenile hall by enrolling in the historically black, Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. But his efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes are sidelined when he is courted by the top two campus fraternities, both of which want and need his fierce street-style dance moves to win the highly coveted national step show competition.

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?

Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.