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Join CYMC and ITVS/KQED in screening "Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes"
Posted on Feb 12, 2007 04:44:00 PM

CYMC is proud to join ITVS and KQED to present "HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats & Rhymes," a film by Byron Hurt which explores issues of manhood and media in hip hop culture today. CYMC intern Justin Pasene will present his short film "Trendsetters Or Fakers" before the Beyond Beats & Rhymes screening. Both films ask hard questions about the influence of hip hop music videos and media on young viewers.

CYMC and ITVS are offering community and school screenings followed by youth facilitated discussion based on the themes listed below. Each panel will feature young people speaking up about the state of hip-hop today. Our first community screening will be held at Conscious Youth Media Crew on Friday March 2nd, 2007 at 6:30 PM.

CYMC will offer screenings Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays in March and April. Schedule a date now as openings are limited.

Please refer to the available dates below. Start a conscious dialogue through media engagement and set up a screening at your school site or neighborhood center. Please contact Debra Koffler or Maria Gonima at 415.621.5353 or e-mail cymc2000@yahoo.com

Pre-screening short "Trendsetters or Fakers"
by Justin Pasene, Conscious Youth Media Crew

Click here to find information and educational resources for teachers to complement the film.

Themes

* Hip-hop, youth culture, youth voice
* Gender roles, construction of masculinity and representations of manhood
* Sexuality, homophobia
* Violence, gender violence, sexual violence, black-on-black violence
* African American history, culture
* Media accountability, media influence, media ownership and media literacy
* Race and power, race and class
* Public health, community wellness

Key Info:

School and University based screenings: Assembly, lunchtime or classroom screenings
Community screenings: Youth groups, neighborhood centers, special interest groups

* Film's total running time: 53 minutes
* Panel discussion: 25 minutes
* Trained youth facilitators

SCREENING DATES
Contact us for booking

For more information on ITVS Community Cinema or how to get involved visit www.itvs.org/outreach/hiphop/ or email moriah_kinberg@itvs.org

Partner Organizations: SPARK , Just Think, Youth Movement Records, Youth Speaks, Omega Boys Club, Street Soldiers, Conscious Youth Media Crew, The DJ Project, Women of Color Resource Center

For more info about CYMC, check out our web site at consciousyouthmediacrew.org or you can email us at cymc2000@yahoo.com or call 415.621.5353.

This event is free and open to the public

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