1 option
Style wars / Plexifilm ; producers, Tony Silver, Linda Habib, Henry Chalfant ; director, Tony Silver.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 026 193 discs 1-2
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Book Committee.
- Hip-hop--New York (State)--New York.
- Hip-hop.
- Breaking (Dance)--New York (State)--New York.
- Breaking (Dance).
- Graffiti--Social aspects.
- Graffiti.
- Manners and customs.
- Break dancing.
- New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--New York (State)--New York.
- New York (N.Y.).
- Subways--New York (State)--New York.
- Subways.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Graffiti--Social aspects--New York (State)--New York.
- New York (State).
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (210 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (10 pages ; 19 cm)
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Full screen version.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, CA : Public art films, [2004]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD - NTSC; Dolby digital.
- digital
- optical
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A documentary exploration of the subculture of New York's young graffiti writers and breakdancers, showing their activities and aspirations and the social and aesthetic controversies surrounding New York graffiti. Dramatizes conflicts between graffitists and the city, as well as among the graffitists themselves.
- Contents:
- Disc 1. The film/ The filmmakers : Style wars ( 1983, 70 minutes) ; over 223 min. of original outtake footage ; Feature commentary by director-producer Tony Silver and producer Henry Chalfant ; Interview with Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant (2002) ; Interview with editors Victor Kanefsky and Sam Pollard (2002) ; Digitally remastered tracks 5.1 Dolby soundtrack featuring classic tracks from Grandmaster Flash, The treacherous three, Troubled Funk, The fearless four, Rammelzze vs. K-Rob and more.
- disc 2. Hall of fame : 32 artist galleries including new interviews, trains and rare photos of Blade, Cap, Cey etc. ; Tributes to Dondi and Shy 147 ; Guest interviews ; Destroy all lines-30 minute loop of over 200 whole cars and burners ; Featuring music from Def Jux, El-P, RJD2, and Aesop Rock, plus Mr. Wiggles, Kimson "Angola-Red" Albert, and Darryl Jenifer.
- Credits:
- Cameraman, Burleigh Wartes ; editors, Sam Pollard, Mary Alfieri, Victor Kanefsky.
- Notes:
- Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
- Originally released in 2003.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.
- OCLC:
- 52263522
- Publisher Number:
- 082354000721
- 006 Plexifilm
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.