Graffiti Film Festival
"Don't Sweat the Technique: The Can Film Festival"
Thursday, October 8, 2009, 6:00-9:30pm
1:AM SF Gallery
1000 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94127
Free Event!
Seating is LIMITED, so show up early!
All ages welcome. Street food vendors will be present.
Doors open 5:30pm, Shows start promptly at 6:00pm
Panel discussion immediately following the films. Moderated by Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop
Panelists: Kevin Epps, Dr. Susie Lundy, Erin Yoshi, Estria
Food carts by Adobo Hobo and Brazilian Bites
6:00PM- Bomb It
7:30PM- Panel discussion
8:00PM- Style Wars
Featured Films:
Style Wars (1983)
Directed by Henry Chalfant & Tony Silver. 69 minutes
Some call it tagging, some call it writing, still others call it bombing--it's all graffiti. Whether it's art or not is another matter, but it's undeniably illegal. Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's historic PBS documentary Style Wars tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the peak of its popularity, graffiti was as much a part of B-boy culture as rapping, scratching, and breaking. The filmmakers present a sympathetic, but well-rounded portrait of their subject through extensive interviews with taggers--notably Seen, Kase, and Dondi--art collectors, transit authorities, and even Mayor Ed Koch, who would eventually put the hammer down. Along the way, they documented the burgeoning breakdance scene, with a focus on the world-famous Rock Steady Crew. The soundtrack features selections from Grandmaster Flash, the Treacherous Three, and other tagger-approved icons of old-school hip-hop. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
www.stylewars.com
Bomb it! (2008)
Directed by Jonathan Reiss. 93 minutes
BOMB IT is the explosive new documentary from award-winning director Jon Reiss investigating the most subversive and controversial art form currently shaping international youth culture: graffiti.
Through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action on 5 continents, BOMB IT tells the story of graffiti from its origins in prehistoric cave paintings thru its notorious explosion in New York City during the 70's and 80's, then follows the flames as they paint the globe. Featuring old school legends and current favorites such as Taki 183, Cornbread, Stay High 149, T-Kid, Cope 2, Zephyr, Revs, Os Gemeos, KET, Chino, Shepard Fairey, Revok, and Mear One. This cutting edge documentary tracks down today's most innovative and pervasive street artists as they battle for control over the urban visual landscape. You'll never look at public space the same way again.
BOMB IT has shot in Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tijuana, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hamburg, Berlin, Cape Town, São Paulo, and Tokyo. --from the website
www.bombit-themovie.com
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