Fab 5 Freddy

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.

Brooklyn, 1972. Shu'aib Raheem tentou roubar armas para autodefesa, iniciando o mais longo cerco de reféns na história do NYPD. O psicólogo da polícia de Nova York, Harvey Schlossberg, lutou para reformar o uso da violência pela polícia e salvar vidas usando palavras, não armas.

Com imagens raras e entrevistas profundas, este documentário celebra a vida de The Notorious B.I.G. e sua jornada de traficante a rei do rap.

In the 1980s Keith Haring blazed a trail through the galleries and nightclubs of downtown New York's art scene. Rebellious and ingenious, Haring chose to operate both inside and outside the art world. Inspired by the city's graffiti scene, he made New York's subways, tarpaulins and walls his canvas. This new feature documentary blends stunning archive and an edgy soundtrack, with tender and candid first-hand accounts of Haring. It tells the extraordinary story of an artist who lived and created with a boundless energy, throughout the social, cultural and political counter-revolution of the 1980s.

By the dawn of the 21st century, hip-hop sales had reached an all-time high, but one thing has remained the same. The doors were still locked, and the music industry held the keys. Young artists began to self-market on the Internet, ultimately helping to collapse the music industry as we knew it. It’s Yours explores how it became possible to become a rap star through a Twitter account, YouTube site or Myspace page. It tells this story through the unique perspectives of numerous artists, producers, record industry insiders, and music and cultural critics.

A fantástica história de como uma antiga arte marcial, o kung fu chinês, conquistou o mundo através das centenas de filmes que foram produzidos em Hong Kong ao longo das décadas, transformou o cinema de ação ocidental e inspirou o nascimento de vários movimentos culturais.

In this revelatory documentary, hip-hop legend and art lover Fab 5 Freddy (aka Fred Brathwaite) saddles up to explore 15th-century Italian renaissance art in 15th-century style – on horseback. Amidst superstar artists such as Michelangelo, Giotto, Ghiberti and Carpaccio, Fab discovers groundbreaking images of a multi-racial and multi-ethnic society that have slipped through the cracks of art history.

Ela inspirou o jazz e o hip-hop — e desencadeou uma guerra contra as drogas cheia de injustiças raciais. Especialistas exploram a complexa relação dos EUA com a maconha.

Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.

This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be interviewed for a TV documentary. With striking candour, Basquiat's art dealers - including Larry Gagosian, Mary Boone and Bruno Bischofberger - as well as his most intimate friends, lovers and fellow artists, expose the cash, the drugs and the pernicious racism which Basquiat confronted on a daily basis. As historical tableaux, visual diaries of defiance or surfaces covered with hidden meanings, Basquiat's art remains the beating heart of this story.

1981. O jovem Barack Obama (Devon Terrell), então conhecido como Barry, chega a Nova York para começar seus estudos na Universidade de Columbia e tenta encontrar o seu lugar no mundo - e na faculdade - entre conflitos sociais, questões raciais e problemas familiares.

The story of Sport and Spoon - two young hustlers who attend the eponymous convention, only to get tangled up in a financial disagreement that leads to a shootout, police chase and finishes with Sport on death row, weighing up what it all means. Taking its title from the album, the film blends archive photos with interviews and uses unique animated sequences set to the album. It portrays Hustlers Convention in its wider social context and Jalal's personal story as one of rap's undisputed pioneers.

Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation.

A look at the NBA and its players during the 1990s, including Michael Jordan's all-conquering Chicago Bulls, possibly the greatest draft class ever, and the arrival of Vinsanity. Narrated by Fab 5 Freddy.

Documentary following the career of Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz, who captured hip-hop in its infancy long before it became a worldwide phenomenon. His iconic images of kids sporting sneakers and savvy street style caught the essence of hip-hop as it exploded onto the streets of New York. Intimate interviews with Shabazz and hip hop pioneers explore the hundreds of individual stories and urban history behind a revolutionary cultural movement.

Jay Z performs Picasso Baby at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.

A look at the NBA and its players during the 1980s, including the introduction of the 3-point shot, the transformation of the Los Angeles Lakers into "Showtime," and the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Narrated by Fab 5 Freddy.

In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.

Biografia do artista Jean-Michel Basquiat que é considerado um dos mais importantes pintores negros do século XX. Sua vida curta e morte inesperada aos 27 anos fizeram dele um ícone cultural.

In the late 1970s, the "greatest city in the world" was teetering on the edge of total chaos. A failed economy, crime and en mass housing corruption gave way to a city in crisis. Yet out of the economic and social strife that held the "Big Apple" hostage, a family of homegrown cultures that would forever change the world began to emerge. Downtown Calling not only documents, in detail, the evolution of New York City's fertile music and art subculture during this period, but how its collective output continues to play a prominent, driving role in the international fashion, art and music industries today.

An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in music have performed here.

Kym é uma jovem bonita, inteligente e também problemática. Ex-modelo, em seus dez últimos anos de vida tem passado constantemente por tratamentos em clínicas de reabilitação. Em sua última internação, logo que sai da clínica ela vai direto para a casa de seu pai, onde a família a aguarda para o casamento de sua irmã Rachel. O longo histórico de crises pessoais e conflitos familiares acompanham Kym em sua participação no reencontro. Mas é na companhia de parentes e amigos queridos que a jovem percebe e aprende novas lições como amor, afeição, generosidade e espírito familiar.

A portrait of New York artist Keith Haring. The film looks to Haring as an artistic role model for his preternatural talent, of course, but also for his infectious lust for life that had him as committed to social activism and teaching children as to his latest painting.

Frank Lucas trabalha como chofer de um dos mafiosos mais importantes do Harlem. Após a morte de seu chefe, Frank usa sua perspicácia e jeito para os negócios para se transformar em um dos mais poderosos líderes criminosos da cidade. Enquanto isso, o policial veterano Richie Roberts percebe mudanças na estrutura do poder da máfia, e busca uma maneira de levar seu oponente à justiça.

From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from Blondie, and directed by filmmaker Amos Poe, the hour long show took television where it had never gone before: to the edge of civility and "sub-realism" as Glenn would put it. Walter Steding and his TV Party "Orchestra" provided a musical accompaniment to the madness at hand, and many artists and musicians, from The Clash, Nile Rodgers, Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Bryne and Arto Lindsey were regular guests. It was the cocktail party that could be a political party. With 80 hours of disintegrating 3/4 inch videotape as a starting point, we tracked down the trend setting participants still living today and found out what they remember of the period and how the show influenced their lives. This, combined with clips from the orginal show, became the documentary "TV Party.

Bennett Marco é um oficial americano com problemas de insónias, que sofreu uma emboscada no deserto do Kuwait, da qual foi salvo pelo heroísmo do sargento Raymond Shaw. À noite, todavia, os pesadelos de Marco revelam-lhe indícios sinistros de que a verdadeira história daquela emboscada tem outra explicação que não a oficialmente aceite e que Raymond Shaw não é o herói impoluto que parece.

The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With interviews from various figures in the community such as Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash, Fab 5 Freddy, KRS-One, MC Hammer and Busy Bee.

The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.

Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as far as their duty sergeant, Sgt Cooper is concerned, who proceeds to harass them at every turn. Despite this, they discover a major crime, and proceed to solve it in their own unusual fashion.

Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes), um pequeno traficante de drogas, é convencido por um colega de gangue que a onda do futuro está em um derivado da cocaína, o crack. Nino vê o potencial do crack como negócio e se estabelece por conta própria, chefiando uma quadrilha e matando seus rivais até assumir um complexo de apartamentos. Para detê-lo surgem Scottie Appleton (Ice-T) e Nick Peretti (Judd Nelson), dois policiais disfarçados. Appleton quer pegar Nino, pois ele assassinou a mãe de Scottie como parte de uma iniciação de quadrilha. Também envolvido está Pookie (Chris Rock), um ex-viciado que também quer derrubar Nino.

Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes), um pequeno traficante de drogas, é convencido por um colega de gangue que a onda do futuro está em um derivado da cocaína, o crack. Nino vê o potencial do crack como negócio e se estabelece por conta própria, chefiando uma quadrilha e matando seus rivais até assumir um complexo de apartamentos. Para detê-lo surgem Scottie Appleton (Ice-T) e Nick Peretti (Judd Nelson), dois policiais disfarçados. Appleton quer pegar Nino, pois ele assassinou a mãe de Scottie como parte de uma iniciação de quadrilha. Também envolvido está Pookie (Chris Rock), um ex-viciado que também quer derrubar Nino.

The story of Nola Darling's simultaneous sexual relationships with three different men is told by her and by her partners and other friends. All three men wanted her to commit solely to them; Nola resists being "owned" by a single partner.

Os grafites de Zoro chamam a atenção de um mecenas de East Village que o contrata para pintar o palco de uma enorme convenção dedicada ao rap. No entanto, a paixão de Zoro pelo grafite logo entra em conflito com sua agitada vida pessoal.

Os grafites de Zoro chamam a atenção de um mecenas de East Village que o contrata para pintar o palco de uma enorme convenção dedicada ao rap. No entanto, a paixão de Zoro pelo grafite logo entra em conflito com sua agitada vida pessoal.

Os grafites de Zoro chamam a atenção de um mecenas de East Village que o contrata para pintar o palco de uma enorme convenção dedicada ao rap. No entanto, a paixão de Zoro pelo grafite logo entra em conflito com sua agitada vida pessoal.

Os grafites de Zoro chamam a atenção de um mecenas de East Village que o contrata para pintar o palco de uma enorme convenção dedicada ao rap. No entanto, a paixão de Zoro pelo grafite logo entra em conflito com sua agitada vida pessoal.

Fan-made tribute film to the rapper MF DOOM featuring visuals reflecting samples used in his 2004 album MM.. FOOD.