Project Detail

NG83 When We Were B Boys

Synopsis

Five former breakdancers reflect on their youthful rites of passage through the vibrant UK Hip Hop scene of the early 1980s and how it allowed them to escape the confines of life on inner city council estates. As the wild energy of the scene burned out their adolescent dreams met the realities of adulthood. But the scene had a lasting legacy on their lives - once a B Boy, always a B Boy... and then a tragic event gives them an unexpected chance to recapture the past.
Previously unseen archive footage shines the light on a forgotten era in British youth culture in this humorous and poignant character-driven documentary.
Winner of Best Documentary at the Hip Hop Film Festival New York

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Details

Year: 2015
Type of film: Features
Running time: 74 mins
Format: Digital
Director: Claude Knight, Luke Scott, Sam Derby-Cooper 1st Feature
Producer: Claude Knight
Editor: Sam Derby-Cooper, Claude Knight
Screenwriter: Luke Scott
Director of Photography: Will Wilkinson

Genre

Music Black Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

NG83 Productions

ng83doc@yahoo.co.uk

Sales Company

Sally Hodgson (PIPOCA)

c/o Broadway Cinema
14-18 Broad Street
Nottingham
NG1 3AL

hello@pipocapictures.com

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