Around the time of the 2012 Olympics in London, UK’s Channel 4 aired a documentary hosted by actor Idris Elba about the evolution of club culture in UK/Europe and it’s influence on global culture. The documentary starts off by paying homage to the U.S. roots of dance music (soul/R&B, funk, disco, and electronic music coming from NYC, Chicago, and Detroit) and quickly moves into the evolution of dance music and club culture in UK and Europe. The documentary also touches …
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Afro Punk (2003) is the documentary that sparked a movement, an online community, and a music and arts festival. The documentary Afro Punk looks at black youth in the punk rock and hardcore music scene. The film examines the socio-economic-political elements within their lives. It deals with black identity in a predominately white culture. Afro Punk went on to launch an online community through the site afropunk.com, which features Black punk rock and hardcore artists (not limited to punk rock and hardcore, other genres are represented …
The photographer and filmmaker Angela Boatwright has made a documentary series on East Los Angles’ predominately (but not limited to) Latino and Chicano youth’s backyard Punk scene. The documentary East Los was done in partnership between shoe company Vans and Boatwright, for Vans’ documentary series Living On The Wall. The documentary series captures a glimpse of the lives of the youth at these backyard punk shows. East Los shows the different sides of youth who attend these backyard gatherings. It strikes a balance between the …
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