06/05/2008 - 16:00

Venues:Sunset Videos (Kakajo)

1. Raquel Cepeda, Bling! a Planet Rock (US/Sierra Leone, 2007, 87 min.)

This film takes a look at how the flashy world of commercial hip-hop played a significant role in the 10-year civil war in Sierra Leone.

2. David Lachapelle, Rize (U.S.A., 2005, 86 min.)

Rize reveals a dance phenomenon born from oppression in US ghettos which modernizes moves unique to African tribal rituals with athletic movement sped up to impossible speeds.