Oddball Films is screening two documentaries this Friday 1/15 on the original graffiti/hip hop/break dancing scene in NY in the early ’80s: Style Wars and the uber rare Electric Boogie. More info here and check out the trailer after the jump.
Guest Curator Pete Gowdy and Oddball Films present two cult documentaries focused on the emerging Hip Hop culture in New York. “Style Wars” (1982) has reached near legendary status for its documentation of the exploding sub culture of Hip Hop, and it’s a great film to boot- winning the Grand Prize for best documentary at the 1984 Sundance Film Festival. “Electric Boogie” (1983) is the rarely screened and virtually unavailable film about four young friends who break dance their way through the South Bronx. Plus, the anti-vandalism short “Graffiti”, hosted by a post-Capt. James T. Kirk/pre-Sgt. T.J. Hooker William Shatner.
Ah, the ’80s: when wearing pastels and tight jeans was considered tough. When rap songs described in clear, concise english how you were supposed to dance to them. When holding a boom box over your shoulder was the iPod. What a time!
Best of all, Pete has kindly offered a pair of tickets for you and yours! How do you get them? Post a comment with your mission breakdancing name and leave a real email address. Best one takes them after an almost completely arbitrary judging process!
I wouldn’t call Style Wars a “rare” documentary. I mean, Netflix has it.
style wars had a huge impact on my life. I highly recommend.
FYI, you skipped the 1 on the 15th for the date.
My name:
Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogajew
BALLERina McShakes
@MrEricSir and @bc, fixed! thanks for keeping me accurate.
Name: “22nd @ CAPPone”
Joey wins.
Sure, the name “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogajew” isn’t exactly mission-related. But who doesn’t have a soft spot for Semitic humor?
Just because Netflix has something on dvd does that mean you want to watch it at home alone on your crappy (or hi tech) tv set ?
Or do you want to see it as it as it was made (and made to be seen) on 16mm film?
Why do people think a dvd is the same as a film?
Films were produced to be screened in large rooms of people so they can share an experience.
When was the last time you saw a film?
There’s a cool piece on Oddball Films here:
http://thebolditalic.com/ethankanat/stories/85-keeping-it-reel
Looks like a cool place…