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Dir(s): Luciano Blotta
Program: World Showcase
Run Time: 88 | Argentina Jamaica USA | Language: (Subtitled in English) English
View the trailer for RiseUp on the Hot Docs YouTube channel
Far from the tourist resorts, RiseUp travels to the heart of contemporary Jamaica and its flourishing underground music scene. On an island where opportunity is scarce, three aspiring artists - Turbulence (a charismatic lyrical master from the ghetto), Ice Anastasia (the wealthy "Vanilla Ice" from uptown Kingston), and Kemoy (a shy angelic songstress from the country) - seek to "rise up" into the legendary eminence of their iconic predecessors. Deep in the Kingston ghetto where reggae was born, reggae music continues to be a key forum of expression for ghetto youths, who still face crippling inequalities, poverty, and violence. Making a very promising filmmaking debut, Luciano Blotta combines interviews with local underground musicians and Jamaica's music elite (including Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sly Dunbar, and Robbie Shakespeare) with an energetic and inspiring soundtrack that gives life to an entire nation. RiseUp is a celebration of struggle and the elevation of the human spirit. Karina Rotenstein.
Co-presented with CaribbeanTales Annual Film Festival.
Official website: http://www.RiseUpMovie.com
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Director(s) : Luciano Blotta
Producer(s) : Luciano Blotta, Darrin Holender
Executive Producer(s) : Mark Hart
Cinematographer(s) : Luciano Blotta
Editor(s) : Luciano Blotta, Catalina Rincon
RiseUp deals with the following subjects: Music & Musicians, Poverty, Youth
RiseUp will be presented at the following times and locations.
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| 7:15 pm Fri, May 8 |
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| 11:59 pm Sat, May 9 |
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| 4:00 pm Sun, May 10 |
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The following titles are in the World Showcase category along with RiseUp.
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