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5 Sides of a Coin (2003)

5 Sides of a Coin poster
Directed by
Paul Kell
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explores hip hop culture through its five main elements. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect like rapping, deejaying, breakdancing, graffiti, and beatboxing.

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What happens

5 Sides of a Coin is a 2003 feature-length documentary by Canadian filmmaker Paul Kell about hip hop culture. The title references the five elements inherent to this culture, viz., emceeing, deejaying, b-boying (aka breakdancing), writing (i.e., graffiti or street art), and beatboxing. Each element is highlighted individually throughout the film's five chapters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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