Cult
Cinema
Saturday,
December 27 at 8:00 PM
Style
Wars
dir. Tony Silver and Henry Chafant, USA, 1983, 16mm, 69
mins, b/w and color
with
Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant in person!
Arrive
early to catch local graffiti artist Soul-One creating a mural
in our theater lobby while local breakdancers perform.
Afterparty
at Fluid (613 S 4th St) w/ DJ's ?uestlove
of The Roots and Mike Nyce.
Admission to Fluid will be free (w/ coupon available at our
box office) until 11pm; after 11pm admission is $5 (w/ coupon).
When director Tony
Silver and producer Henry Chalfant delivered the broadcast version
of their prize-winning film to PBS in 1983, the world received
its first full immersion in the phenomenon that had taken over
New York City. The urban landscape was physically transformed
by graffiti artists who invented a new visual language to express
both their individuality, and the voice of their community.
In Style Wars, New York's ramshackle subway system is their
public playground, battleground, and spectacular artistic canvas.
Opposing them by every means possible are Mayor Ed Koch, the
police, and the New York Transit Authority. Style Wars has become
an emblem of the original, embracing spirit of hip hop as it
exploded into the world from underground tunnels, uptown streets,
clubs and playgrounds. This film is regarded by many as the
definitive document of the emerging hip hop culture, and the
continuing struggle to keep its authentic spirit alive. Tonight’s
screening will be followed by a special 30 minute video that
catches up with the underground superstars of Style Wars 20
years later.
Tickets are $8.00
for general admission, $6.00 I House members, students and seniors.
Available two hours before showtime at the International House
Box Office.
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