South Coast
Synopsis
Forget the MTV-sponsored images of ghetto superstars and bling - South Coast is a quintessentially British take on hip hop 30 years after it emerged from the Bronx block parties. Three years in the making; this character-driven documentary features a host of engaging characters including Norman Cook (aka Fat Boy Slim), notorious Train Painter, Aroe and irrepressible MC, Buzz; break-dancers on Brighton's pebbled beach; Brighton's first gay rap crew, grimy MCs in word battles with poets; graffiti art galleries, and laid back but incisive rhymes about British seaside life.
Details
- Year
- 2007
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 91 mins
- Format
- DigiBeta
- Director
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Will Jewell 1st Feature
- Producer
- Michele D'Acosta
- Editor
- Kieron Butler, Dominic Jones, Callum Rex-Reid
- Director of Photography
- Callum Rex-Reid, Dominic Jones
- Sound
- Paul Pasco, Dan Bonett
- Music
- Tim Howarth, Various
- Principal cast
- Norman Cook, Aroe, Buzz, Deejay, Req1
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Fractured Films
Unit 3, 59 Shaftesbury RoadBrighton BN1 4NG
UK
T +44 (0)12 7370 7630
M+44 (0)7771 522 737Sales Company
Supersonic Films
Unit S4Rudford Industrial Estate
Arundel BN18 0BF
UK
T +44 (0) 7810 588 261
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