Young Rebels


1h 10m 2005

Brief Synopsis

What is hip-hop when you take it out of American inner cities--subtracting drugs, crime, bling and substituting a socialist economy and revolutionary spirit? In Cuba, you get teenagers and twenty-somethings sharing $2 quarts of rum and riffing on themes from U.S. imperialism to Eminem's "I'm Shady."

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Gowanus Projections
Distribution Company
Gowanus Projections

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m

Synopsis

What is hip-hop when you take it out of American inner cities--subtracting drugs, crime, bling and substituting a socialist economy and revolutionary spirit? In Cuba, you get teenagers and twenty-somethings sharing $2 quarts of rum and riffing on themes from U.S. imperialism to Eminem's "I'm Shady." Filmmakers explore the scene, leading up to the National Hip-Hop Festival. Independent for years, the festival was co-opted in 2003 by a state institution and now the lines have been drawn, throwing artists, producers, and fans into heated debate on being an artist in Cuba today.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Gowanus Projections
Distribution Company
Gowanus Projections

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2005

Released in United States Summer August 3, 2005

Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 23-April 3, 2005.

Released in United States 2005 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 23-April 3, 2005.)

Released in United States Summer August 3, 2005