RECLAIMING THE STREETS : HIP HOP WORLDWIDE

a cinematic overview by Hip Hop Cinefest
at the Notorious IBE @Cypher 3

DAY 1

BBOY FOR LIFE: The struggle on the Guatemalan streets
Date: Aug. 15th, 2025
Starts: at 20:30*
Location: Cypher Three
By: C. Deeb
Duration: 80 min
TALK: TEN YEARS AFTER: The talk is with the protagonist Bboy Gato hosted by
Giulia Chimp (HHCF director)
The film is a true story documenting the breakdancing subculture of Guatemala
City. Surrounded by overwhelming gang violence, three lives are brought together
through the struggles and wins of dance and life outside the gun in the roughest
ghettos of Central America. The danger is real, the fear is real, but to dance is to
hope.
Watch the trailer here:  https://youtu.be/VgeEbLBtZaA?si=W7gNrOtzP2vKLkM4

DAY 2

BRASSE VANNIE KAAP: A South African Hip Hop Revolution
Date: Aug. 16th, 2025
Starts: at 20:30*
Location: Cypher Three
By: L. Scholtz
Duration: 74 min
TALK: With the director, with DJ Azhul, DJ Ready D and Vouks hosted by Giulia
Chimp (HHCF director)
BRASSE VANNIE KAAP is a captivating and emotional documentary film about an
iconic South African Hip Hop group “Brasse Vannie Kaap” (BVK) who exploded
onto the music scene during the pivotal early years of the new South Africa.
Various group members and a host of local celebrities (Early B, Jack Parow and
more), reflect deeply on BVK’s remarkable journey and their undeniable impact.
The film also takes a behind-the-scenes peek at how Grandmaster Ready D and
DJ Azuhl plan an intimate tribute show in honour of BVK’s late frontman Mr Fat aka
Ashley Titus. It culminates with a nostalgic reunion performance that evokes the
memory of a unique and special era in South African history and celebrates the
legacy of this influential group.
Watch trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wH2c4D788w

DAY 3

BUSCANDO A NANOBOT COSTA RICA
Date: Aug. 17th, 2025
Starts: at 20:00*
Location: Cypher Three
By: Gareth
Duration: 15 min
TALK: Hip Hop and Migration: Talk with Mark Kaweesi, Gafeto, Nanobot, Bboy
Gato and more to be announced hosted by Giulia Chimp (HHCF director)
Nanobot, an internationally renowned Costa Rican b-boy, embodies a multicultural
vision: he is travelling the world for his art but returns home, convinced that his own
culture is an invaluable added asset. In this movie he lets us enter his life and story,
a story that inspires young people not to forget their roots.

PAST EVENTS

SIDE EVENTS of HipHopCineFest 5

12 aprile OPENING PARTY con DJ Hernia

@MisceleFood&Drink via Ascoli Piceno 40 – Roma Ore 22.00 

24 aprile PROIEZIONE @SCOMODO + PARTY con DJ Hernia

Via Carlo Emanuele I, 26 – Roma ore 21.00

FILM: Bboy 4 Life (Guatemala)+ dibattito con il regista e il protagonista (in videochiamata)

BBOY for LIFE è una storia vera che documenta la breakdance a Città del Guatemala. Circondati dalla violenza delle gang, tre vite si uniscono attraverso lotte e vittorie della danza e della vita, lontani dalle armi di alcuni dei ghetti più difficili dell’America Centrale. 

Il pericolo è reale, la paura è reale, ma ballare è speranza.

SIDE EVENTS of HipHopCineFest 4