20 years ago, celebrated fashion photographer David LaChapelle made his filmmaking debut RIZE: a visually arresting documentary shot on the streets of Los Angeles' gritty South Central neighbourhood. After his community is nearly destroyed in the days of violent race riots, dancer Tommy "The Clown" Johnson creates a kinetic, athletic form of hip-hop competitive dancing that he dubs clowning, which later breaks through to the mainstream as “krumping” - a freestyle form danced mostly in street ‘battles’ rather than on a stage.
Perfect summer viewing - see RIZE this week on the open-air FOMO Skyline Cinema.
Original English audio with English subtitles
FOMO Skyline Cinema • Bazari Orbeliani Terrace, Atoneli St, 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia
