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Moving to the Beat
43 minutes Documentary / Music Video
Follow a hip-hop group from America to Africa and see how hip-hop becomes a bridge between the continents.
Intended Audience: Family
In Moving to the Beat, an African American hip-hop group journeys to Freetown, Sierra Leone to discover a spiritual homeland and resurrect Chuck D’s notion of hip-hop as the “black CNN.” Going against the stereotypes of materialism and misogyny in mainstream rap music, here the language of hip-hop allows for a dialogue between Africans and Black Americans to explore issues of race, gender, war conflict and more, and to confront each side’s stereotype of the other. The result is a deeply forged connection that transcends centuries of misunderstanding and separation.
Moving to the Beat is a non-profit film. Proceeds will go to the PSU Foundation, and the goal is to start a youth-run, affordable music recording and film production studio in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
- Directed by: Caleb Heymann and Abdul Fofanah
- Written by: Unknown
- Produced by: Jan Haaken
- Run Time: 43 minutes
- Release Date: 2008
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Country:
United States of America
- Intended Audience: family
- Website Moving to the Beat
Written by Unknown
Produced by Jan Haaken
Cast
Linda Israel: Associate Producer
PC Peri: Associate Producer
Caleb Heymann: Cinematography
Caleb Heymann: Editing
Samuel Dixon: Assistant Director
PC Peri: Second Unit Director
Eric Edwards: Additional Camera
Shwarbu Emile Kamara: Additional Camera
Mohamed J. Sessy Kamara: Additional Camera
PC Peri: Additional Camera
Shwarbu Emile Kamara: Camera Assistant
Alan S. Anderson-Priddy: Sound Recording
Mohamed J. Sessy Kamara: Sound Recording
John Yarrway Marah: Production Coordinator
Alan S. Anderson-Priddy: Additional Editing
Emrys Savage: Additional Editing