Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 2, 2013

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

64%

Original Title

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

Production Companies

Oscilloscope

Director

Charlie Ahearn

Description

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.