Straight from the Projects: Rappers That Live the Lyrics - Brownsville, Brooklyn

Spike, an aspiring rapper, gets sucked into a criminal environment and ends up in jail for smuggling drugs.

Runtime

1h 32m

Director

Karin Junger, Brigit Hillenius

Cast

Sugacane, Maurits Delchot, Verginia Olijfveld

Hendrix dreams of hip-hop greatness, but he’s spiraling down a rabbit-hole of crime and poverty until he meets Doc, an old poet still haunted by his martial law past. Can they turn each other’s lives around before they’re swallowed by their circumstance?

Runtime

1h 40m

Cast

Abra, Dido De La Paz, Loonie

Téo Frank was just 18 and an aspiring director when he decided to try his luck at filmmaking on the other side of the Atlantic. After a series of encounters and experiences, his trip took a turn when he crossed paths with photographer Mason Strehl in Alaska. Their encounter took him to New York where he got the chance to work with devo...

Runtime

1h 5m

Cast

Awon, Phoniks

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with ...

Runtime

2h 27m

Director

F. Gary Gray

Cast

O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Jake Kasdan

Cast

John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry