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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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