Join Northwest Folklife for a series of four
films that explore the creativity of urban
communities. Three documentaries and one narrative
film delve into how people and their environments
shape one another in the modern city and how
this process can result in cultural cohesion,
social alienation or artistic innovation.
Filmmakers and speakers will participate in
post-film audience discussions at each film
screening.
Friday, May 2 at 7:30pm
Living the Hiplife (2007, 62 minutes)
Meet the founders of “hiplife,”
a new music mixing African American rap and
hiphop beats with urban Ghanaian highlife
rhythms. Read more...
Saturday, May 3 at 7:45pm
Four Sheets to the Wind (2007, 91 minutes)
A Sundance favorite! A Seminole-Creek man
fulfills his father's dying wish and leaves
the reservation in search of a more fulfilling
life in the city. Read
more...
Sunday, May 4 at 7:30pm
Third Ward TX (2007, 57 minutes)
Artists-turned-activists stave off gentrification
through public art in a besieged black neighborhood.
Read more...
Monday, May 5 at 7:30pm
Radical Jesters (2007, 75 minutes)
Pranksters, performers and provocateurs challenge
the move towards private use of public space.
Read more...
This program is made possible in part by
a grant from Humanities Washington, a state-wide
non-profit organization supported by the National
Endowment for the Humanities, the state of
Washington, and contributions from individuals
and foundations.
