Slingshot Hip Hop
Friday, Jan 30
7:00 PM, Lecture Hall 1
Co-sponsored by Evergreen Hip Hop Congress
Jackie Reem Salloum / 2008 / Palestine/Israel / 84 min
Slingshot Hip Hop braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in the West Bank, Gaza and inside Israel as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty. From internal checkpoints and Separation Walls to gender norms and generational differences, this is the story of young people crossing the borders that separate them.
Filmmaker Jackie Reem Salloum in attendance
Jackie Reem Salloum is a New York based artist and filmmaker. Drawing on her Palestinian and Syrian roots, her pop-infused work focuses on challenging the stereotypes of Arabs in the media featured in her short films such as “Planet of the Arabs.” After receiving her MFA from New York University, Salloum began directing her first feature length documentary “Slingshot Hip Hop.” Five years in the making it made its premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Salloum’s work is also the basis of a youth education program on Palestine/Israel.
with hip hop artist Mohammed Al Farra (aka DR) from Gaza’s “PR” Palestinian Rapperz
Mohammed Al Farra has released a solo album and performs with PR. Palestinian Rapperz (aka Palestinian Resistance) began in 2003. They are the first hip hop group coming out of the Gaza Strip and are featured in the film Slingshot Hip Hop.