Hip Hop Film Festival

WILD STYLE »

For those craving the true roots of rap, Wild Style captured the hard core South Bronx scene at its birth. The stars of Wild Style form the pantheon of hip hop's pioneers...

TONY SILVER »

Director, Producer, Editor, Creator of the legendary "Style Wars." Who is Tony Silver? Read about the man behind the film.

1st ANNUAL UCLA HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE

January 19th-22nd
UCLA Campus
Royce Hall: Rooms 314, 306
Los Angeles, CA
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Parking passes can be purchased at lots P7 and P2 only. Lots P7 and P5 are closest to Royce Hall.

FREE ADMISSION • LIMITED SEATING

The four day festival will screen numerous feature films, shorts, experimental and documentaries coupled with discussion panels regarding Hip Hop culture and its influence on film and on society at large. Panelists will include a unique mix of renowned filmmakers, artists, professors, writers, leaders, and activists from around the world.
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THURSDAY - 01/19		SATURDAY - 01/21

12:00		12:00	7TH DAY REVOLUTION (short) WALKMEN

2:00		2:00	SLINGSHOT HIP HOP (short) LA FABRI-K

4:00	STYLE WARS	4:00	Panel Discussion: International Hip Hop Culture: Transnational “Flows”

6:00	BONGO BARBERSHOP (short) WILD STYLE	6:00	UNITED NATIONS OF HIP-HOP (short) HIP-HOP COLONY

8:00	Panel Discussion: Historicizing the Roots of Hip Hop Culture	8:00	DON'T KILL TOOKIE (short) ROCK FRESH

10:00	SOUL ROCKING: A History of the “Rock Dance” (short) SUNDAY DRIVER	10:00	WHAT'S UP FAT LIP? (short) FREESTYLE: THE ART OF RHYME

11:30	Opening Night Party at: Tantra, 3705 W. Sunset Blvd., LA

FRIDAY - 01/20		SUNDAY - 01/22

12:00	THE FRESHEST KIDS	12:00	MIXTRESS X

2:00	Sisters of the Underground (short) NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME	2:00	Producers’ Round-Table: Copyright and Clearances; Distribution and Marketing followed by a Producers workshop at 3:00 pm sponsored by

4:00	Panel Discussion: Race and Class in Hip Hop: Negotiating Multiculturalism in an Age of Capitalism	4:00	REDDER THAN RED (short) STREET LEGENDZ

6:00	BLING (short) BOMB THE SYSTEM	6:00	BRIDGE DA GAP (short) KEEPINTIME (short) SUCKER FREE CITY

8:00	AFTERSCHOOL'D (short) BREATH CONTROL	8:00	READING BETWEEN THE RHYMES (short) STRAIGHT OUTTA HUNTER'S POINT

10:00	STYLE WARS: REVISITED (short) INFAMY	10:00	CLOSING NIGHT PARTY*

MEET THE FILMMAKERS
The following Filmmakers will be present at various screenings and panels:

Charlie Ahearn from WILDSTYLE
Tony Silver from STYLE WARS
Danny Lee from ROCK FRESH
Carol Strong from SUNDAY DRIVER
Doug Pray from INFAMY
Alex Tse from SUCKER FREE CITY

Kevin Fitzgerald from FREESTYLE: THE ART OF RHYME
Todd Hickey & Sunzpot Jonz from STREET LEGENDZ
Kevin Epps from STRAIGHT OUTTA HUNTER'S POINT
Michael Wanguhu from HIP-HOP COLONY
Philip (soultrotter) from SOUL ROCKING
Roberto C. Rivera from BRIDGE DA GAP

DON'T MISS THE CLOSING NIGHT PARTY*
Sunday, Jan. 22nd
9pm-2am @ Cinespace in Hollywood
6356 Hollywood Blvd, 2nd Level (between Vine & Cahuenga)

Featuring exclusive performances from live MCs Medusa, Sunspot Jonz, Omni, Substance Abuse, Crag Malkovich, Diz Gibran, and rocking the turntables DJ, Kilu & Marvski & live art by Heavyweight.

Free Vodka & Red Bull drinks from 9-10:30pm sponsored by Red Bull

$10 at the door or RSVP by 2:00pm Sunday and get into the party for FREE.

*Due to unforeseen circumstances KRS-ONE has canceled his performance at the closing night party.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.