CAPTURING A CULTURE - EP07 JANETTE BECKMAN: HIP HOP & GANG CULTURE

A Film by: Marc-Aurèle Vecchione
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In the early 1980s, the pioneers of Hip Hop land in England on the first stage of a European tour. Janette Beckman immortalizes their U.K. visit. The following year she is in New York, hanging out with up-and-coming Rap groups like Run DMC and NWA. From the ghettos of the Bronx to the ganglands of Los Angeles, she documents daily life in this new American counterculture.

CAPTURING A CULTURE: Skate, Punk, Rap, Skins, Raves, Bikers, Freedom Fighters, Gangs, Graffiti…Capturing a Culture looks back at groundbreaking countercultures through the eyes of the photographers who captured their essence and showcased their rebellious spirit.A 13-part series of 6-minute films – with Glen E. Friedman, Danny Lyon, Janette Beckman, Henry Chalfant and Gavin Watson.

Produced by: Sara Brücker & Marc-Aurèle Vecchione
Written & Directed by: Marc-Aurèle Vecchione
Original Soundtracks: Chaze
Director of photography: Adrien Bretolle
Sound: Marc-Aurèle Vecchione
Editing: Matthieu Brunel
Sound Mix: Simon Apostolou
Color correction: Yann Masson
Graphic Motion & Design: 360 Creative

A Resistance Films production, in association with Arte France – © 2016. With the support of CNC.
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