H2ONewsreel Releases #Bars4Justice Doc Highlighting Hip-Hop Activism and Police Brutality in Ferguso
H2ONewsreel Releases #Bars4Justice Doc Highlighting Hip-Hop Activism and Police Brutality in Ferguson, MissouriHip-Hop Association and Third World Newsreel (TWN) have secured U.S. and Canada educational distribution rights to documentary short #BARS4JUSTICE. This film was shot in Ferguson, Missouri, and captures a glimpse into the new Civil Rights movement through Hip-Hop with Talib Kweli, Common and Cornell West.Director Queen Muhammad Ali and Hakeem Khaaliq shot the film in Ferguson during the one year anniversary of Mike Brown’s death. Mike Brown was an unarmed teenager who was shot to death by Ferguson police officer Darren Williams on August 9th 2014. The film documents a benefit concert held in his memory orchestrated by Talib Kweli to raise money for Mike Brown’s Family. “We initially thought it would be a good idea just to capture such a great event, not knowing that it would later be produced as a film” said Khaaliq. Khaaliq and Ali’s #BARS4JUSTICE is a perfect fit with appearances by Hip-Hop artist and actor Common, Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, among many more. Some activists’ appearances include Cornell West, Bree Newsome, Rahiel Tesfamariam, Rev. Renita Lamkin, and Rabbi Susan Talve.Website: http://twn.org/catalog/pages/cpage.aspx?rec=1443&card=priceTrailer: https://vimeo.com/152839341 -- source link
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