Five Sides of a Coin (2003)

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This history and culture of hip-hop, as rapping, street dancing, and graffiti art grew from a local phenomenon in the South Bronx to an art form embraced around the world, are examined in this documentary from filmmaker Paul Kell. Focusing on the more intelligent and "conscious" side of hip-hop rather than the more commercial and exploitive direction of many top-selling artists, Five Sides of a Coin traces hip-hop back to its origins in the hard-hitting musical poetry of Gil Scott-Heron and the Last Poets and the block-party musical innovations of Kool DJ Herc and Afrika Bambaataa, while featuring the thoughts of a number of leading artists and offering a look at the hip-hop in Japan, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Five Sides of a Coin includes interviews with KRS-One, Biz Markie, Q-Bert, Jeru, Michael Franti, DJ Spooky, and more. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Starring:: DJ Spooky, Michael Franti, (more)

Director(s):: Paul Kell

Format(s):: DVD
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Synopsis of Five Sides of a Coin

Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 70 mins

Complete Cast of Five Sides of a Coin

Director(s):: Paul Kell

Writer(s):: Paul Kell

Producer(s):: Jana Ritter, Paul Kell

Categories:: Documentary, Special Interest

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	Sebastian F.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

I watched this movie with a group of people who did not know anything about hiphop except that it was music and music they did not really like. I love hiphop. After this movie a lot of these same people were blown away because they realized hiphop was something entirely different than what they assumed. I love this movie because it shows hiphop from the street which is where hiphop came from. It ain't another hiphop movie with a bunch of rich mega stars who don't even live hiphop, this one is all about the old cats who created, the new cats that rock it and even the square cats that can't feel it...or maybe they just don't get it. Maybe if they saw this movie they would! It's much better than the other BET, VH1 hiphop movies and maybe it's because they DIDN'T spend all that money and they had to do it from the streets. I recommend this to anyone and everyone, whether you love hiphop or you hate it. I guarantee everyone will feel this.

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	Eartha H.

0 out of 0 people found this review helpful

The topic and spirit are good, but the movie seems shot on home video equipment.