Slingshot Hip Hop
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| Directed by | Jackie Reem Salloum |
| Release date(s) | 18 January 2008 |
| Running time | 80 min |
| Country |  U.S.A. |
Slingshot Hip Hop is a 2008 documentary film directed by Jackie Reem Salloum which traces the history and development of Palestinian hip hop, in the Palestinian territories from the time DAM pioneered the art form in the late 1990s. DAM, Palestinian Rapperz, Mahmoud Shalabi, and female artists Arapeyat and Sabreena Da Witch (Abeer).
The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival,[1][2] and screened at the 2008 Chicago Palestine Film Festival.[3].
It was also shown in the 12th Annual 2008 Arab Film Festival, where both the filmmaker Jackie Reem Salloum as well as the Palestinian rap trio DAM were present for the screenings. It was the opening night film at the 2008 Boston Palestine Film Festival,[4] and also screened at the 2010 Palestine Film Festival Cyprus.
In August 2008 Slingshot Hip Hop was shown to Palestinian youth in three of the country's Palestinian refugee camps; Shatila, Bourj al-Barajneh, and Bedawi.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition" (PDF). 2007-11-28. http://www.sundance.org/festival/press_industry/releases/pdf/2008_SFF_Announces_Films_In_Competition.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ Sundance Film Festival
- ^ Palestine Film Festival
- ^ Palestine festival's date with history Boston Globe, September 27, 2008
- ^ Allers, Jackson. "Slingshot Hip Hop invades Lebanon". Menassat. Archived from the original on 2009-03-20. http://www.webcitation.org/5fQA29tNT. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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