Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

Film

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

6.420131h 21mDocumentary
United States
Director
Charlie Ahearn
Year
2013

Documentary following the career of Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz, who captured hip-hop in its infancy long before it became a worldwide phenomenon. His iconic images of kids sporting sneakers and savvy street style caught the essence of hip-hop as it exploded onto the streets of New York. Intimate interviews with Shabazz and hip hop pioneers explore the hundreds of individual stories and urban history behind a revolutionary cultural movement.

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Directed by

Charlie Ahearn

Produced by

Charlie Ahearn