"I dance, as if I have a gun to my head"

February 4, 2021 10:40 PM

"African Cypher" A documentary about street dance in South Africa. From Isipantsula, B-boying, Krump or Sbhujwa, this is a raw, inspiring, and simply beautiful film with a fantastic soundtrack.

The above link is to the complete film on Vimeo. Here is the trailer.

posted by Zumbador (2 comments total)

I watched another incredible documentary last night, Dogtown and Z-Boys, which is about the birth of Skateboarding culture. It made me wonder. Young people all over the world are doing amazing things, but they don't have the machinery of the US media and capitalism to amplify them (as happened to the skaters) so we just don't even know they exist. Then I thought of African Cypher.
It's a film that helps me remember just how amazing people are.
posted by Zumbador at 1:22 AM on February 5, 2021

Thank you for posting this! When my wife gets back in town, I am hoping we can have an evening to rent and watch this.
posted by Slothrop at 5:45 AM on February 6, 2021 [1 favorite]