Shake the Dust - Uganda

http://www.shakethedust.org

"For me, my real language, the language of my heart... is hip-hop."

"Shake the Dust" is a feature documentary that tells the stories of break-dancers in struggling communities around the globe that, although separated by cultural boundaries and individual struggles, are intrinsically tied to one another through their passion for break-dancing and hip-hop culture.

Hip-hop culture as a whole, with b-boying as one of its pillars, was born out of the Bronx in the 1970s from people that were underrepresented, impoverished, and surrounded by violence.  From it's inception, hip-hop was a source of energy, community, strength, expression, and passion.  And in the years since it's inception, hip-hop has become far more then just a musical genre or style of dance-- it has stretched itself across the globe as one of the most influential and trend-setting sub-cultures that exist.  

Hip-hop music, through rhythm and poetry, tells a unique story: it balances on a line between party music and prophesy.  "Shake the Dust" is one piece of that story-- a story of wildness and grace.  A story that seeks to show the beauty of individuals in places like Sana'a, Yemen, Kampala Uganda, and Port au Prince, Haiti-- to tell their stories and show how b-boying-- which seems to be transcending even hip-hop itself-- ties them together and gives them hope.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• shake the dust
• uganda
• break-dancing
• b-boys
• b-girls
• africa

[XODUS4177]

Yo you gotta hurry up and complete this project! I cant wait to see the completed work. It looks like it'll be very colossal in inspiration. I can already vision a sequel!!!