GUESTS

Alberto Garcia

Producer of “Madrid graffiti: origen”, is a producer associated with academic and cultural research projects related to contemporary visual culture and documentary practices. Member of the COMEIN research group at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Ateneo

Ateneo is a freestyle organization founded in April 2023 in Rome, which has followed up in the capital on the “walls” phenomenon that has spread throughout Italy. These are meeting places where freestyle rap battles are held weekly, with the aim of introducing new kids to the discipline and training them for major national contests. The host and organizer is Emanuele Vagli, born in ’99, supported by JJ. The University is part of a broader network of Roman hip hop groups: it is among the Roman associations that have collaborated to create the Urban Vibes Block Party, events that combine freestyle, graffiti, breakdancing, and live rap.

Florian Gaag 

Director of “Wholetrain”, born in Germany in 1971. Director and screenwriter, his main source of inspiration for his film work is his personal history in writing culture. Gaag began writing graffiti in 1984 and has followed that culture ever since. This visceral connection to the world of graffiti would later profoundly shape his entire career.

Francesco Kento Carlo 

Francesco “Kento” Carlo is a rapper and writer from Reggio Calabria, with a resume of more than 1,000 concerts in every corner of Italy and abroad. He has been holding writing workshops in juvenile prisons, schools, and rehabilitation communities for more than 10 years. He was awarded by ANPI – Partisans Association and Peppino Impastato Memory House. His latest book “BARRE – Rap, Dreams and Secrets in a Juvenile Prison” was released in 2021 by Minimum Fax.