IN CINEMA
Made You Look: H2O (Hip-Hop Odyssey)
FORBIDDEN REBELS +
167TH ST. BRONX 83
Tickets: $15 General Admission / $7 Reduced Price
Thursday, August 8th at 7PM
Presented in partnership with the Hip Hop Education Center, The Hip-Hop Museum, and Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archives
FORBIDDEN REBELS and 167TH ST. BRONX 83 are two rarely screened experimental documentaries of a group of five New York City graffiti writers (G-Man, Sharp, Delta II, Spin, and Dez) and a block party on 167th St. in the East Bronx. These short films contain important documentation of hip-hop culture in New York in the early 1980s and employ cutting-edge video processing techniques.
FORBIDDEN REBELS
Rii Kanzaki, 1983, 28 min.
A lyric, impressionistic portrait of five New York City graffiti artist/writers in 1983. Filmed in the subways, streets and parks of New York, G-Man, Delta II, Sharp, Spin, and DEZ tell stories of their lives as young Black men, about their creative community, about style, about gaining respect, getting up, about survival, and about their aspirations and their dreams. Imagery combines documentary street realism with Image-Processed video’s painterly analog of a Krylon color spray. Video image processing by Rii Kanzaki at the Experimental Television Center/Owego, NY.
167TH ST. BRONX 83
Robert Harris & Rii Kanzaki, 1983, 30 min.
On a warm, sunny May 1, 1983, artist activist Kwame/Bear167 produced a vibrant jam in the streets of New York's South Bronx. Filmed by Rii Kanzaki and Bob Harris, 167TH ST. BRONX 83 captures the community, the talent, and the raw energy of early Hip-Hop Culture. Featuring DJ/MC Paradise, The Brothers 3, The Throw-Down 4, MC KD, MC Strobe, DJ Ecstasy. Video image processing by Rii Kanzaki at the Experimental Television Center/ Owego, NY.
Post-screening discussion with Bob Harris (filmmaker), Pacey Foster (Mass Hip-Hop Archive), Martha Diaz (Hip-Hop Education center), and Paradise Gray (The Hip-Hop Museum)! Reception with light refreshments to follow.
FORBIDDEN REBELS and 167TH ST. BRONX 83 screen as part of Made You Look: H2O (Hip-Hop Odyssey), a collaborative screening series reflecting Hip Education Center's ongoing commitment to celebrating and preserving Hip-Hop culture through innovative programming and partnerships. With its roots in overcoming barriers and fostering equity, this new film series continues to honor the vibrant legacy of Hip-Hop and its profound impact on society.
The Arkitect of X-Clan - aka "The Man of Steel," PARADISE GRAY, is a Hip-Hop Legend from the South Bronx who was mentored by Pioneering DJ’s Disco King Mario, Pete DJ Jones, The Grand Imperial DJ Jaycee (Herculords) and DJ CC Howard. Paradise produced 9 albums on major labels including 2 classic albums, "To the East Blackwards" (which celebrates its 30th Anniversary in 2020) and "Xodus" with his Legendary messenger group "X-Clan.” Paradise was the manager of entertainment, booking agent and the host of the world-famous Hip-Hop club "The Latin Quarter" (L.Q.) which was the incubator of "The Golden Era of Hip-Hop" From 1986 - 1988. The L.Q. introduced the world to artists.
Paradise is Curator/Archivist and Hip-Hop Historian with a massive Hip-Hop memorabilia collection, ”The Paradise Collection.” He has also curated over 7 exhibits including the current exhibit at The Universal Hip Hop Museum – [R]Evolution of Hip Hop Exhibit – Bronx Terminal Market. Paradise is currently the Chief Curator and Advisory Board Member of The Hip Hop Museum being built in the Bronx.
PACEY FOSTER is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Massachusetts Boston where he is a member of its Organizations and Social Change group. As a creative industries scholar his research focuses on brokerage and social networks in creative industries, the social dynamics of creative clusters and scenes, and Hip-Hop archives as community engaged scholarship. His work has appeared in the Creative Industries Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, The Oxford Handbook of Creative Industries, Poetics, Regional Studies and been covered widely in the press. In 2016, Pacey launched the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive (MHHA) at the Archives and Special Collections at UMass Boston's Healey Library. Since that time the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive has partnered with a diverse network of institutional funders, local artists, and community partners to host world class events and exhibitions that collect and celebrate the history of Hip-Hop arts and culture in Massachusetts.
ROBERT HARRIS is an educator, film-poet, and traveler. Currently a professor of film production at Fitchburg State University, he was formerly Curator of Video at Anthology Film Archives (NY) and PS#1 (Queens, NY), and Artistic Director of the New York State Summer School of the Arts: Media Arts. He has taught at the University of California, San Diego, Palomar College, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and Ithaca College. He has assisted and collaborated with artists Nam June Paik, Shigeko Kubota, and Aldo Tambellini. In 1977, he spent 9 months living with and filming the Arhuaco peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia. His films have been shown in festivals, museums, and institutions throughout the world.
MARTHA DIAZ is a Colombian-American social entrepreneur, media producer, educator, archivist, community organizer and curator dedicated to advancing social justice and equity through the power of Hip-Hop culture, media, technology, and storytelling. In 2010, Martha founded the Hip-Hop Education Center and serves as the CEO, Chief Curator and Archivist. Martha is a graduate of New York University’s Gallatin School for Individualized Study and Tisch School of the Arts Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program. She serves as an advisor and associate archivist and curator at The Hip Hop Museum.
