LOCATION MAIN EVENT

Via della Bella Villa 94 – Fusolab

SCREENINGS / PROIEZIONI

16:00 – 21.30

BLOCK 1 16:00-19:00

–BREGHENENS 2 by Stritti, Kgi – Italy – Fiction Feature – 90 min + TALK WITH THE DIRECTOR

–DJ MEHDI: Made in France by Thibaut de Longeville – France – Series – 37 min

BLOCK 2 20:00 – 21.30

WHOLE TRAIN by Florian – Germany- Fiction Feature – 89 min + TALK WITH THE DIRECTOR

ART EXPO

15:30 – 21:30

With Italian Hip Hop Museum + Photo expo + Graffiti and street art expo more details at the ART EXPO page

SWAP MARKET

15:30 – 21:30

curated by @theswapwaveproject A space for exchange designed not only for adults, but also for boys and girls, where the act of bartering becomes an educational, creative, and sustainable experience.

How does it work?
Bring the items you no longer wear (in good condition) and exchange them 1:1 for other clothes.

+ MINI URBAN MARKET

PANELS / CONFERENZE

7:00pm – 8:00pm 

HIP HOP and URBAN RESISTANCE

With: Kento – Ateneo Roma – Urbis Next Gen

Hip Hop as a tool for active citizenship, giving voice to those who inhabit, breathe, and truly change places. Through rap, writing, and workshops in juvenale and on the streets, we will explore how Hip Hop doesn’t simply “regenerate” spaces, but creates deep human relationships as an act of creative resistance through the experiences of our guests.

19:00 – 20:00 

HIP HOP e RESISTENZA URBANA

Con: Kento – Ateneo Roma – Urbis Next Gen

L’Hip Hop come strumento di cittadinanza attiva che dà voce a chi i luoghi li abita, li respira e li cambia davvero. Attraverso il rap, il writing e i laboratori nelle carceri e nelle strade, esploreremo come l’Hip Hop non si limiti a “rigenerare” spazi, ma crei relazioni umane profonde come sia un atto di resistenza creativa attraverso le esperienze dei nostri ospiti

AFTERPARTY

20:00 – 22:30: Freestyle battle with  Ateneo -> Theme: CINEMA

22:30:  Rooftop party with Back Yard Dj Brush + Il Turco

(Entrance with membership card / Ingresso con tessera associativa)

SCREENINGS / PROIEZIONI

 10:00am –  08:30pm

BLOCK 3 11:00-12:30

CREAM by Ryen McPherson – USA- Fiction Short- 48 min

AIN’T NO LOVE IN THE OLD TOWN by Alessio Kgi Giaccaglia- Italy – Experimental – 7 min

COCTEL DE RIMAS by Adrian Vega- Cuba – Best of the web – 2 min

BARRETTE by Valerio Sardiello – Italy – Best of the web – 3 min

5 EURO by Tekla Taidelli – Italy – Fiction Short – 30 min

BLOCK 4 13:00 – 14.50

WICKET By Lily Plotkin – USA – Feature Documentary – 75 min

THE CHOOLERS: FISH AND MEAT by Monsieur Pimpant – Belgium – Music video – 5 min

KORTANC by Balazs Santa, Abel Regos – Hungary – Music video – 4 min

LALA Gondhal by Dinesh Choudhary – India – Music video – 2 min

NOSTRA SIGNORA DELLE LACRIME by Francesco Kento Carlo- Italy – Music video 4 min

ASILI by Coquard Guillaume, Okey – Tanzania, Francia – Short Documentary – 17 min

BLOCK 5 15:00-16:50

ROOTS OF THE CULTURE by Nana Tuffour okai, Elvis KwameAppaloosa – Ghana – Feature Documentary – 50 min

NOUNS BREAKERS by Andrea Lomelin – Mexico – Short Documentary -26 min

ONCE UPON A TOWN by Andrew Kirkby – South Africa – Short documentary – 28 min

BLOCK 6 17:30 – 19.00

LA PINTURA by Cinegringos – Netherlands – Series – 3 min

MADRID GRAFFITI ORIGINS by Francisco Reyes – Spain -Feature documentary – 90 min

MARKET

 10:00am –  08:30pm

Urban market curated by @Theswapwaveproject with more than 23 exhibitors

ART EXPO + LIVE PAINTING

 10:00am –  08:30pm

With Italian Hip Hop Museum + Photo expo + Graffiti and street art expo more details at the ART EXPO page

BEAT MATES LAB

Music Production Workshop

Free music production workshop, open to all, organized by the A.P.S. TCK Movement.
For this edition, the sample source consists of a collection of musical themes taken from various soundtracks of feature films and short films related to hip-hop culture.

The selection includes tracks significant to the cultural imagery of hip-hop: both themes from films that directly address this culture, as well as music from works that have contributed to enriching its aesthetic and influences.
This is a diverse collection of tracks that each participant can use as sampling material to create their own musical production.

Program
3:00 PM – Welcome
3:30 PM – Workshop start
7:00 PM – Beat delivery
7:30 PM – Listening session open to all + Instagram live

PANELS / CONFERENCES

4:30pm – 5:10pm

Presentation of the book Made With Italy by Giuseppe Nexus Gatti:

The presentation explores the unprecedented impact of the Italian diaspora on the genesis and canonization of American hip hop (1967-1997). From a transcultural perspective, the author analyzes how Italianness has been creatively incorporated into languages ​​such as graffiti, breaking, and street fashion, using cinema as a privileged lens of inquiry. The talk discusses the re-signification of the “Made in Italy” image within transnational media cultures, offering new theoretical tools for the “double H science.” This is a crucial moment for reconnecting the historical roots of Italian identity with the evolution of a global aesthetic and sonic heritage.

16:30 – 17:10

Presentazione del libro Made With Italy di Giuseppe Nexus Gatti:

La presentazione del volume esplora l’impatto inedito della diaspora italiana nella genesi e canonizzazione dell’Hip Hop americano (1967-1997). Attraverso una prospettiva transculturale, l’autore analizza come l’italianità sia stata incorporata creativamente in linguaggi quali graffiti, breaking e street fashion, utilizzando il cinema come lente d’indagine privilegiata. Il talk discute la risignificazione dell’immagine del “Made in Italy” all’interno delle culture mediali transnazionali, offrendo nuovi strumenti teorici per la “scienza doppia H”. Un momento fondamentale per riconnettere le radici storiche dell’identità italiana con l’evoluzione di un patrimonio estetico e sonoro globale.

6:40pm – 7:40pm

Writing the City: From Madrid’s Origins to Rome’s Eternal Walls

With: Francisco Reyes , Alberto García , Stritti, Hube, Orgh

A transnational journey exploring the evolution of graffiti writing, comparing the historical roots of the Madrid scene with the capital’s legacy. We will reflect on the challenge of documenting and preserving a culture born to be ephemeral, suspended between cinematic memory and historical archives.

18:40 – 19:40

Writing the City: dagli inzi di Madrid alle mura della città Eterna

Con: Francisco Reyes , Alberto García , Stritti, Hube, Orgh

Un viaggio transnazionale che esplora l’evoluzione del writing, mettendo a confronto le radici storiche della scena di Madrid con l’eredità della Capitale. Rifletteremo sulla sfida di documentare e preservare una cultura nata per essere effimera, sospesa tra memoria cinematografica e archivio storico.

AWARD CERIMONY
20:30

HHCF 2026 Finals and Awards Ceremony.

ROOF TOP AFTERPARTY
22:00

The closing party, “Vinyl Only – Latin Flava,” curated by DJ Hernia (Venezuela) with the special partecipation of Fatwboy and the percussionist Rey, celebrates the inextricable link between Latin rhythmic roots and the evolution of hip-hop culture. The evening, performed exclusively on vinyl, offers a sonic journey from Afro-Caribbean percussion to New York breakbeats, breaking down every barrier between performer and audience. The set will be enriched by a unique immersive experience: the distribution of live percussion to attendees, transforming the audience into a collective and spontaneous orchestra. This interaction transforms the DJ set into a community ritual of active participation, where rhythm becomes the universal language closing the festival.