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Among B-boys Screening in Sacramento GET DOWN!!

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Channel: M-PACT LOR · 2011 · Film & Animation

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B-boy VillN's and B-boy Mpact's nephews and nieces getting down after the Among Bboys Screening in Sacramento, CA.

July 15, 2011

2pm Screening
with a quick Q&A

6pm Screening
with a quick Q&A

John F. Kennedy High School Auditorium 

6715 Gloria Drive
Sacramento, CA 95831-2098
(916) 433-5200

FREE!!!!!!!!

A story about the collision of Hmong youth and Bboy/Hip Hop culture, and identities forged as a result!

In 2004, Director Christopher Woon aka Paper Son shot and edited his first documentary short, Among Bboys as a Fellow in the Visual Communications "Armed With A Camera Fellowship" about a crew of Bboys from Merced, CA called "Velocity". During the festival run of this first short, he received enough positive feedback to decide there would be enough interest in an expanded project. Seven years later, he finds himself at the completion of a long format documentary, having not only acquired an amazing team of collaborators, made many more lasting friends, but also strengthened his idea of what community looks like and how to properly invest in it.

Genre: Documentary

Studio: Crs1un/Paper Son Productions

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A story about the collision of Hmong youth and Bboy/Hip Hop culture, and identities forged as a result!

Description:

In 2004, Director Christopher Woon aka Paper Son shot and edited his first documentary short, Among Bboys as a Fellow in the Visual Communications "Armed With A Camera Fellowship" about a crew of Bboys from Merced, CA called "Velocity". During the festival run of this first short, he received enough positive feedback to decide there would be enough interest in an expanded project. Seven years later, he finds himself at the completion of a long format documentary, having not only acquired an amazing team of collaborators, made many more lasting friends, but also strengthened his idea of what community looks like and how to properly invest in it.

Plot Outline:

The story the features two story arcs, Bboy Sukie of Velocity/Soul Rivals develops as a B-Boy in a scene created and continued within the Hmong community. Sukie seeks camaraderie within the Hmong community, and seeks more resources and experiences through battling outside the Hmong scene while seeking support within it. His contemporaries, twin brothers Bboys Villn and Mpact of Underground Flow are two B-Boys who rose quickly in the California B-Boy scene, gaining success through the support of their family and gaining experience in the greater B-Boy scene. 

Our stories take us from its Laos/Thailand origins, across the country, from California cities Fresno, Merced and Sacramento, to Tusla, Oklahoma, and back to Long Beach, CA and Merced again. We share in the not only the triumphs of success, but also the societal constraints, and dealing with the day to day struggles of Hip Hop in the margins. Among B-Boys looks towards the future in this reflection of the real ways Hip Hop produces cross cultural exchange and dispels myths of cultural purity.

Awards:

2011 LAAPFF Audience Award, Favorite Documentary

Starring:

Sukie, Villn, Mpact, Soul Rivals/Velocity, Wizardz, Air Steps, Charles/Goku, Vang, Kendrick

Directed By:

Christopher Woon aka Paper Son

Written By:

Director of Photography: R.J. Lozada Design and Motion Graphics: Jon Reinert Tapestry/Mural Artwork: Paul Davey aka Mattahan Title tag/graphic: Nate Tan aka Nate1

Produced By: Christopher Woon and R.J. Lozada

Website: http://www.amongbboys.com/

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