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English. Style Wars is an American 1983 documentary film on hip hop culture, directed by Tony Silver and produced in collaboration with Henry Chalfant. The film has an emphasis on graffiti, although bboying and rapping are covered to a lesser extent.
New York’s legendary kings of graffiti and b-boys own a special place in the hip hop pantheon. STYLE WARS has become an emblem of the original, embracing spirit of hip hop as it reached out across the world from underground tunnels, uptown streets, clubs and playgrounds.
The Original Style Wars Directed by Tony Silver and produced by Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant, it was awarded the Grand Prize for Documentaries at the 1983 Sundance Film Festival. STYLE WARS is regarded as the indispensable document of New York Street culture of the early ’80s, the filmic record of a golden age of youthful creativity that ...
May 15, 2020 · Style Wars Is Still the Defining Documentary of Early Hip-Hop Culture | Pitchfork. The Pitch. Style Wars Is Still the Defining Documentary of Early Hip-Hop Culture. An essential look at the...
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Mar 14, 2022 · Style Wars is an American 1983 documentary film on hip hop culture, directed by Tony Silver and produced in collaboration with Henry Chalfant. The story explores graffiti, b-boying and rapping...
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Jan 18, 2022 · 38 Years Later, Style Wars Is Still the Best Hip Hop Doc Ever Made. DONDI's "Children Of The Grave Again" Flys Past On A Subway Car. Today marks the 38th anniversary of PBS premiering Style Wars, the eminent Hip Hop documentary that focused on graffiti writers and B-Boys before the world fell in love with their rapping counterparts, the MCs.
Jun 25, 2018 · “Style Wars” By Daniel Penny. June 25, 2018. Photograph by Henry Chalfant. The documentary “Style Wars,” directed by Tony Silver, opens with murky trains rumbling through New York City’s...
