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Pleasure for the People: Hip Hop in France

Posted almost 6 years ago
Anyone in the Bay Area,This sounds like it could be good. I'll post about it next week."Pleasure For The People"Hip Hop in FranceUS Premier Screeningby Jean-Pierre ThornLive music by mondol artist Med M. AlilecheThis beautiful film shows the lives of immigrant Berber, Algerian and Cameroon working class youth in France and their powerful artistic expression through Hip Hop culture. We look behind the art to the racism, unemployment and austerity that immigrant working class youth face today in France and around the world. The US has yet to produce such a film about American Hip Hop, so we leave it to the French to lead the way. Jean-Pierre Thorn has been producing films about working people since 1968 when he produced and directed "Dare To Struggle, Dare To Win" about the May-June French General Strike.The opening film is Jour où la Terre Trembla (1906 The Earth Trembled) a film made about the San Francisco earthquake by a French director Eric Sarner.Showing as part of the San Francisco Labor Fest. 1878 Howard St. at 6th St.San Francisco$5
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Comments (8)

  1. jeej
    jeej says Sounds pretty interesting. Look forward to hearing how it was.
    Permalink posted 07/14/2006
  2. LadyC
    LadyC says I have seen this, i'm very happt to see it is shown as the movement is very strong. there is a local group here that has changed the public's negative view of the culture as not art. here is a link to their page: http://www.kafig.com/ thanks, it's cool you posted this.
    Permalink posted 07/14/2006
  3. jeej
    jeej says Sounds pretty interesting. Look forward to hearing how it was.
    Permalink posted 07/14/2006
  4. Kwan
    Kwan says Lady C, Any idea where I can find more info (in english)? I found the film under two names-"Pleasure for the People" and "Pleasure for the Angels" but nothing more than the blurb above. And yes, for the record, your are so not my bitch. I'lladmit it, it'd probably be the other way around...
    Permalink posted 07/14/2006
  5. LadyC
    LadyC says hmmm not easy im afraid as it is not blockbuster but i found two english links: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france-priorities_1/documentary_2312/non-commercial-distribution_2313/dvd-collection_2314/festivals-festival_2315/festivals-festival-2004_2316/on-n-est-pas-marques-velo_2323/index.html http://events.filmarchive.org.nz/event.php?eventInstanceID=2257&eventID=443 if you prefer i translate something from french text, mail me :-) bitch
    Permalink posted 07/14/2006
  6. max
    max says i heard about this, i'm still considering going, awsome of you to give it some play, it sounds pretty cool
    Permalink posted 07/14/2006
  7. cubikarubik
    cubikarubik says Slightly off topic but have you seen La Haine? Excellent film set in Paris. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Haine Rent it out just for the DJ scene-amazing! Cheers, Cubik
    Permalink posted 07/15/2006
  8. Jess Horrible
    Jess Horrible says "La Haine" was a great film. This one sounds awesome for sure... The French language + the North African urban influence makes for GREAT hip-hop. Did it already show, did I miss it?
    Permalink posted 07/16/2006

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