Documentaries

Documentaries

The best documentaries from filmmakers raised in the global culture of Hip Hop.

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  • Underdogs

    An aspiring French director is only 18 when he decides to go to the other end of the Atlantic to start a documentary film on Hip-hop culture.

  • Living Like Kings

    Movie

  • Jamaica House

    Movie

    The JAMAICA HOUSE: Extended Tupac Feature chronicles the club’s rise to fame (and infamy), uniquely mirrorring Shakur’s. The young Tupac, pre-Death Row Records, was a constant champion and supporter of the club, where he performed religiously. While ‘Pac is a central character of the documentary,...

  • #Uprising

    Movie

    A documentary film about corruption, injustice and the emerging Dream movement

  • The Long Road To The Hall Of Fame

    "The Long Road" documents the Life and Evolution of Tony King (Malik Farrakhan) from the NFL to starring in Major Hollywood Films (The Godfather, Sparkle, Sharky's Machine, Shaft and etc) to currently traveling worldwide as Head of Security for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Group "Public Enemy".

  • We Are The Nation

    Movie

    A new reality dawned on Kenya after the nightmare of 2008. The Post-Election Violence left thousands orphaned and countless Kenyans with terrible memories. 20-year-old rapper Billian Okoth also lost his parents at a young age. He knew what uncertain and dangerous times the children in the slum of...

  • Fear No Gumbo
    Movie + 1 extra

    Fear No Gumbo

    Movie + 1 extra

    Using the perspective and visual style she showed in 2008’s Oscar-nominated Trouble the Water, Kimberly Roberts connects her personal experience and that of her community with the wave of development and recovery projects that have “flooded” the area since 2005, leaving behind a new kind of emoti...

  • Chinx : One Year Later

    Movie

    Chinx: One Year Later is a heart warming, tear jerking documentary about the life and legacy of Lionel 'Chinx' Pickens. The film highlights the rapper's life, and reveals untold details about the state of consciousness he was in before his untimely demise. The film features appearances from rappe...

  • H.E.A.T.

    Movie

    A group of artists and educators in the south of Mexico are developing an educational project called "H.E.A.T" which focuses on the disciplines of Hip Hop. While in the country violence and poverty are growing, young people are getting interested in the art of Hip Hop as a way to express themselv...

  • More Than Music Senegal

    Movie

    At a time when Hip Hop seems to be headed in a disappointing direction, there exists an underexposed community of Artists who've managed to transform the genre to address their community's needs.

    More Than Music: Senegal is an inspiring real-life look at an entire culture utilizing Hip Hop to ...

  • Calling All MC's

    Movie

    Two female MC's and three young male MC's who strive to break the mold of what Hip- Hop means today.

  • The Fridge

    Movie

    From history to the modern day; capturing the streets of Manchester, London & Philly

  • Black

    Movie

    Filmmakers make the long trip from Brooklyn New York, United States to Seoul, South Korea exploring the various trends of Black-American culture and Hip Hop music there. Gaining a deeper understanding of the appeal of Hip Hop music and style in Korea they follow two underground Korean rappers as ...

  • When I Was Young I Danced Like Crazy

    Movie

    Pain and even music are irrelevant to Gisang lee, a chef who quit his job as a chef to pursue his love of dancing.

  • Beyond The Block

    Movie

  • Mr. Wave

    Movie

    See how the legendary Tony 'Mr. Wave' Wesley went from a kid in the Bronx to an international B-Boy superstar to entrepreneur and activist. This film includes never before seen archival pictures and interviews with not only Mr. Wave, but with legendary New York City Breakers such as Powerful Pext...

  • Break Like You

    Movie

    BREAK LIKE YOU is a short character-driven documentary film about 47 year-old Emile Jansen, founding member of Black Noise, South Africa's oldest Hip Hop crew. Since the 1980’s, Emile has helped shape the conscious Hip Hop movement in Cape Town. The narrative follows Emile’s journey, as a boy fro...