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Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
They were primary school mates, who began making up rhymes before they were teenagers. They went on to form one of the greatest hip hop bands of all time: A Tribe Called Quest, known for their innovative fusing of hip hop and jazz with enjoyably complex, intelligent lyrics. For longtime fans like actor and director Michael Rapaport, ATCQ were the Rolling Stones of the hip hop scene, and their breaking up felt like his parents divorcing. In this Sundance hit, Rapaport joins them on a reunion tour and uses vibrant animation, archive and revealing interviews with the likes of the Beastie Boys, to tell their story. Whilst their fans are ecstatic to see them back together, the group’s reunion is threatened by the ongoing antipathy between its two front men, Q-Tip and Phife Dawg. Refreshingly, this is a music doc without drink and drugs addiction - although Phife’s love of sugar seriously threatens to derail him, as he battles Type 1 diabetes.
"Bottom line is that if you are a fan of ATCQ, this is a must-see and if you are unfamiliar with the group it paints a vivid portrait of each persona and song that made them so influential."
By Raffi Asdourian, thefilmstage.com
Strands
- Official Website:
- www.atribecalledquestmovie.com/
- Festivals:
- Sundance Film Festival 2011, Tribeca Film Festival 2011, HotDocs Film Festival 2011
Credits
- Cinematographer:
- Robert Benavides
- Editor:
- Lenny Mesina, AJ Schnack
Contact
Edward Parks
Producer
Rival Pictures
edparks@rivalpictures.net
+1 3106641954
Screening
10 Jun 21:00
- Showroom 3
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12 Jun 20:00
- Showroom 3
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