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Slingshot Hip Hop

Original title: Slingshot Hip Hop
Year: 2008
Running time: 80 min.
Country: United States
Director: Jackie Salloum
Cast: Documentary
Genre: Documentary | Music Documentary. Hip Hop
Synopsis: Palestinian youth write and perform hip hop in the '48 (what they call Israel) and the occupied territories (Gaza and the West Bank). We meet DAM, a '48 group, led by Tamer Nafar; three young women who perform to rousing applause but objection from some family members and neighbors; and PR, an emerging trio from Gaza. They see rap as a way to channel anger. The camera observes them composing and performing, going to gigs, and walking the streets of Tel Aviv and Gaza. Israel's military presence is extensive: for instance, will PR be allowed to travel from Gaza to a concert in Ramallah, even with proper papers? Cell phones and the Internet link friends across walls, checkpoints, and barbed wire.

Awards: 2008: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize - Documentary

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Slingshot Hip Hop

2008

Jackie Salloum