Shaking up the home of classical Arabic music, an upstart Egyptian dance-music style combines punk spirit with hip hop attitude, set against a furious cascade of drums, bass, and electronic vocals.
Slingshot Hip Hop documents the birth of the hip hop scene in Palestine, braiding together the stories of young Palestinian artists living in Gaza, the West Bank and Palestine 48—the locals’ term for Israel. Shot over four-and-a half-years, the film mixes footage that director J. Reem Salloum painstakingly filmed with rappers living under occupation with video made by the rappers themselves, with Palestinian acts like DAM, Palestinian Rapperz, and Abeer describing how artists like 2Pac and Chuck D. helped them hone voices to illustrate their struggle.
UPCOMING Screenings
RUNNING TIME
83min
VENUE
FORMAT
DCP
LANGUAGE
In Arabic, English, and Hebrew with English subtitles
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General Admission: $17
Members: $8.50
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