US PREMIERE

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

2005

Pick Up the Mic

Friday

May 12, 2006

@

9:00 pm

22nd Boston Gay & Lesbian Film/Video Festival

With Musician Juba Kalamka in person.
Director
Alex Hinton
Year
2005
Run Time
90
min
Country
USA
Language
English
PROGRAM Time
minutes
CONTENT WARNING:
acked with raw interviews and stinging performances, this explosive documentary introduces us to 20 artists, activists, and entertainers who belong to the growing underground queer hip-hop movement. From a striking range of sexual and ethnic backgrounds, the MCs and rappers in this rapidly expanding network disagree about almost everything—from political or openly gay content in their raps, to the role of race and gender in the hip-hop community, to the need to push for major-label success—but that’s exactly what makes them a uniquely defiant community with lethal force. Shot over three years by Queercore director Alex Hinton, the film charts the movement from the underground Bay Area scene in the 90s, to the present scenes in Houston, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and London. Description adpated from the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
This film is presented in English with English subtitles.
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