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Begin Again: Forelsket i New York
Forført av drømmer om å lykkes i den store byen, flytter Gretta og hennes mangeårige kjæreste til New York for å forfølge sin lidenskap for musikken. Hun sitter knust igjen når han dumper henne til fordel for en stor solo-kontrakt. Livet hennes tar en ny retning når en desillusjonert plateprodusent snubler over henne mens synger i en lokal bar. Han blir umiddelbart betatt av hennes rå talent og inspirerende og ekte stil – de blir hverandres siste sjanse til å forandre sine liv. Et sted mellom vennskap og kjærligheten til musikken, skaper de noe som fanger hjertene til alle rundt seg og beviser at alle gode historier har sitt eget lydspor.
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Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Den sensuelle frontfiguren fra Destiny's Child's, Beyoncé Knowles (Austin Powers in Goldmember), spiller den forførende Carmen Brown i den første hip-hop-operaen som noensinne er laget. Carmen: A Hip Hopera tolker Georges Bizet's klassiske opera Carmen i en nåtids, urban setting, hvor dramaet utspiller seg i diktform og sangene uttrykker primitive følelser. Mekhi Phifer, Reagan Gomez-Preston og artistene Mos Def (aka Dante Beze), Wyclef Jean, Lil' Bow Wow og Da Brat spiller også i denne skarpe og provoserende fortellingen om et skjebnesvangert par.
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Coachella
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has been hailed as "the best American festival" by Rolling Stone, "the nation's most respected rock festival by the Los Angeles Times, and "probably the best festival in the world" by England's NME. This feature-length film captures performance highlights from the festival's first six years: the iconic headliners include Radiohead, The Arcade Fire, Bjork, Bright Eyes, the Mars Volta, Morrissey, the Pixies, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the White Stripes. the Flaming Lips and many more. Coachella: The Film is already taking its place beside concert epics such as Woodstock as the musical portrait of a generation.
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Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
Over 15 years in the making, the world of improvisational rap, is explosively explored in this award wining and critically acclaimed authentic look into the life, music and history of 1990's underground hip hop culture! Packed with rare and archival footage of some of the most amazing MC's ever to bless the mic, the film features the story of MC Supernatural and his quest to become a champion, battling many in his way including his arch nemesis Craig G of the famed Marley Marl Juice Crew. Made by a grass roots co-operative of independent local community filmmakers, b-boys, DJ's, and MC's, this documentary takes us on a journey through the previously unexamined dimensions of hip hop as a spiritual and community based art form. Combining the best of independent art house cinema within the hip hop mix tape format, the film features legendary battles from New York to LA, including The Lyricist Lounge, Project Blowed, and The Wake Up Show! The artists featured in the film, from Mos Def to Notorious BIG provide insight into one of the least seen faces present in the music: improvisation and creativity. Structured with insights from the Last Poet's esteemed Abioudun Oyweole and jazz & rap historians Freestyle connects the dots from the pain and love of yesterday's poets to today's hip hop inovators. Revealing the art forms stunningly emotional outlet, whether sharing energy in a street corner cipher for block cred or a stadium's commercial rap performance full of 1,000s of paying fans. Like the Griots of Africa or the wail of Coltrane's saxophone, today's hip hop MCs all have a similar purpose: to share their experience with others hungry for truth, community and healing.
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