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Planet B-Boy - Benson Lee | ...and other b-boy docs & films
Eyeing a big break. Seeking a father's approval. Confronting a family's racism. Doing right by a father. All this drama spills into the frame of director Benson Lee's doc PLANET B-BOY, set in the international world of b-boying (breakdancing). The film follows the trials and tribulations of b-boys in Osaka, Paris, Seoul, and Vegas, vying for the title of World Champion in Germany for the Battle of the Year.
Since it's on the heels of AMDC and the like, Toronto-born Lee's Planet B-Boy will definitely have audiences aching to see b-boy crews ripping it up!
But if it's compelling drama you want...the type that celebrates b-boy culture, then there are many more b-boy docs/films that vibrate with the synergy of mad skillz, emotion, talent, passion and heart and soul. Want to feel a hunger so palpable that it lunges at you with each intricate move? Then check out the doc AMONG B-BOYS by Christopher Woon that follows Hmong b-boys in California; and Korean feature film ALWAYZ BE BOYZ by John Kwon (which tied for the Special Jury Award with Ron Morales' Santa Mesa at SFIAFF) about a b-boy crew in Korea vying for a battle title before they ship off to military service.
More: Interview with Benson Lee @ indieWIRE | Planet B-Boy Soundtrack @ Angry Asian Man | Planet B-Boy @ Facebook | Planet B-Boy MySpace & Screening Cities | Planet B-Boy wins Best Documentary Award @ SFIAFF| Christopher Woon's crs1un productions | Among B-Boys official site | Christopher Woon's Among B-Boys blog @ Center for Asian American Media | Q&A w/Christopher Woon @ San Diego Asian Film Festival | John Kwon's ALWAYZ BE BOYZ @ Variety
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ALWAYZ BE BOYZ still:
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Always Be Boyz is not just another B Boy film. John Kwon spent 6 years with his actors, with no previous experience, and taught them and directed them to play their parts in this honorable film. Now it is debuting in LA VC Film Festival on May 7, at 7pm. www.alwaysbeboyz.com
seeking to join a crew or roll with my crew from mcallen to battle of the year . 2009
April 10, 2008 at 12:23 AM
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