2023 INTANGIBLE ROOTS
BLACK 2 MY ROOTS: BLACK HERITAGE CELEBRATION
During February, 2023 INTANGIBLE ROOTS granted access to 7 films throughout the month to celebrate the history and heritage of dance and music culture in America. This year films were accessible for the entire month of February!
The curated list of films along with their descriptions are below.
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Breakin’ and Enterin'
In 1983 director Topper Carrew produced a documentary about the Radio Club called Breakin' 'n' Enterin.' A documentary about the LA hip hop/electro scene in the early 80s.
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Minnie The Moocher, and Many, Many More
Minnie The Moocher, and Many, Many More (1981) is a TV documentary hosted by Cab Calloway that's comprised of newsreel, movie and soundies clips.
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Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers tells the story of the unsung creators of HipHop in thorough, compelling detail. The documentary film challenges the popular narrative that the art and culture originated in the South Bronx with pioneers like Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash.
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Fresh Dressed
Fresh Dressed chronicles the history of Hip-Hop Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between
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Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America
Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America tells the full story of this pop culture phenomenon that appealed not only to blacks, but to a wide crossover audience as well.
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The Life and Times of Sara Baartman
The Life and Times of Sara Baartman, is the fascinating story of this Khoi Khoi woman who was taken from South Africa, and then exhibited as a freak across Britain. Please note this film shows sensitive content.
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United Skates
United Skates, spotlights a community fighting in a racially charged environment to save the underground African-American subculture of roller skating, which has been overlooked by the mainstream for generations
