Block Party (2002)
The image shows two faces of the story of hip-hop music, which submerged in the seventies in the New York outskirts of The Bronx. Two vinyl records are turning on a turntable. On the one hand the soundtrack is heard of three decades ago, on the other the voices of musicians today. The turntable is mounted at the foot of a block in the Bronx. It is the end of a Block Party, a ghetto party centring on hip-hop. In the same image those artists are brought together who stood at the cradle of this musical genre.
Director: Pierre Huyghe
Genre: History, Documentary
Runtime: 6 min
Release Date: May 12, 2002
Production: Pierre Huyghe
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Block Party about?
- The image shows two faces of the story of hip-hop music, which submerged in the seventies in the New York outskirts of The Bronx. Two vinyl records are turning on a turntable. On the one hand the soundtrack is heard of three decades ago, on the other the voices of musicians today. The turntable is mounted at the foot of a block in the Bronx. It is the end of a Block Party, a ghetto party centring on hip-hop. In the same image those artists are brought together who stood at the cradle of this musical genre.
- Who directed Block Party?
- Block Party was directed by Pierre Huyghe.
- How long is Block Party?
- Block Party has a runtime of 6m (6 minutes).
- What genre is Block Party?
- Block Party is a History, Documentary film.
- Where was Block Party produced?
- Block Party was produced in United States of America.