I love it when stuff like this happens.
Back in Lima we realized we could use some archival footage of hip-hop for Cynthia's story: hip hop's been a big part of her life since the age of 16, and the movie will show her making the connection between hip-hop and folklore. I wrote to some film lists and filmmakers and got nowhere. But when I returned to New York, there was a postcard nestled in the stack of bills:
City Lore and The Point Present:
a screening of the rough cut of the documentary
From Mambo to Hip Hop: Music & Survival in the South Bronx
When: 6:00 pm, Saturday, June 11th
Where: The Point, 940 Garrison Avenue, Bronx
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