Afro-Punk (2003)

Original title

Afropunk: The 'Rock n Roll Nigger' Experience

Directed by

James Spooner

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 06m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows four young African Americans who are deeply involved in the punk rock scene. It shows their experiences and interviews many other Black punk fans across the country. The film looks at what it means to be Black in a mostly white subculture.

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What happens

Afro-Punk (2003) is a 66-minute documentary film directed by James Spooner and produced by Matthew Morgan, exploring the roles of African Americans within what was then an overwhelmingly white punk scene across the United States—and taking place as the world shifted with the galvanizing power of the internet. The film focuses on the lives of four African American youths dedicated to the underground music and punk rock lifestyle, interspersed with interviews from scores of black punk rockers from all over the United States. Fans of the film and the music inspired an alternative movement, that was later interpreted for the annual Afropunk Festival beginning in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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