THINKFilm Picks Up Hip-Hop Project
Filed under: Documentary, Music & Musicals, Tribeca, ThinkFilm, Distribution
There isn't much that's funnier than seeing Bruce Willis show up in a documentary about hip-hop music, but without the actor's support, The Hip-Hop Project might not have been completed. Matt Rushkin's film, which screened earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, has finally been picked up for distribution by ThinkFilm. The doc follows Chris "Kharma Kazi" Rolle, a once-homeless teen who now runs a part of NYC's ArtStart that guides kids in their hip-hop pursuits and puts them through a group-therapy type program along the way. Willis' part came in the form of donating a recording studio to the project, and also as an executive producer on the film. ThinkFilm will distribute the powerful doc in the spring of next year. You can read my review of The Hip-Hop Project here.
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10-31-2006 @ 9:27AM
Lisa said...
For what it's worth, The Hip Hop Project won the first ever Best Documentary award at the 15th Annual Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis last week. Matt Ruskin and Princess were present to accept the award, which came with a $25,000 purse. Check out www.HeartlandFilmFestival.org for more about their win and the Festival. With any luck, this will be one of next year's big docs. Thanks for highlighting it.
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11-16-2006 @ 1:07PM
Anthony Bird said...
Now why would Bruce Willis invest his time and money on hip-hop? I guess anything can happen these days. Still it's a funny though; Bruce Willis and Hip-Hop. As for the documentary, I've heard some good things about it. This should be more reason to inspire the young people out there and give hope to those who think there's nothing left to hope for. All you need is a dream.
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