RESISTENCIA: HIP HOP IN COLOMBIA
A rare look at the Hip Hop street subculture in civil war-torn Colombia - In Collaboration with London Indymedia
Cinema Politica London
Thursday September 25, 2008
Screening begins 13h30
Venue: Landon Library - Wortley Village
UK / 2002 / 51
In Collaboration with London Indymedia.
Resistencia offers a rare look at the Hip Hop street subculture in civil war-torn Colombia, while at the same time exploring how traditional Latino music is being infiltrated by rap.
Resistencia: Hip Hop in Colombia - Plan Colombia
Following a summer in the lives of some of Colombia's finest rappers, DJs and break-dancers, the film explores how young Colombians feel about the crisis afflicting their country and the impact it has on their lives. Caught between left wing guerillas and right wing paramilitaries, these youths turn to rap as a way to express their points of view on the realities forced upon them by long-running violence, cultural crisis and the global cocaine trade.
Youthful and entertaining, but also angry and enlightening, Resistencia bears witness to how the Hip Hop culture has a major impact far from the "bling bling" of the U.S. music industry.
Tom Feiling
