Last night Cindy and I were lucky enough to catch the documentary "Planet B-Boy," playing as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. The setting was pure New York: a large outdoor screen set up at the World Financial Center gathering various strata of NY society — from Staten Island guidos to Williamsburg artsies to rowdy nuyoricans jostling for seats and squatting on the concrete.
The pre-show festivities included a beatbox orchestra, breakin demos and battles, and spoken word artists keeping the crowd energized. Finally at around 8:30pm the lights dimmed and the opening credits rolled.
"Planet B-Boy" tells the compelling story of the "Battle of the Year," an annual gathering of b-boy crews from around the world competing to see who is the baddest crew in the land. The film delves into the lives and motivations of breakers from France, the US, Japan, Korea and Germany, interspersing interviews with awesome dance footage.
The cinematography and visuals in the film were superb. Fun, grafitti-inspired graphics transition between the various biopics. The final battle in Germany is shot low and steady, with little of the quick-cutting video technique that ruins most dance footage. Hopefully the DVD contains more extensive footage of each of the team’s routines and battles.
"Planet B-boy" is a testament to the legacy and ongoing dance tradition of breakin, and a celebration of the limits of human physical achievement. Don’t miss it, if it comes to your town!
Seriously awesome. I’m so not going to another b-boy anything in a while… nothing can possibly trump what we saw this weekend.
Knucklehead Zoo is in this movie. I LOVE them!!!!!! they’re soooo hot. I can’t wait to see this.. Check out their vids.
http://www.knuckleheadzoo.net
Planet B-boy 2008 U.S. release dates, starting March 21st.
New Planet B-boy theatrical trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpntYFfVoQU
More release dates will be announced soon. If you would like to help promote a viewing in your city, please send an email candice *at* elephaneteyefilms.com
3/21 New York, NY – LANDMARK SUNSHINE 143 East Houston Street
3/21 Los Angeles, CA – LANDMARK NUART 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard
3/28 San Francisco, CA – LANDMARK LUMIERE 1572 California Street
3/28 Berkeley, CA – LANDMARK SHATTUCK 2230 Shattuck Avenue
3/28 San Diego, CA – Theater TBA
3/28 Washington, DC – LANDMARK E STREET THEATRE 555 11th Street NW
4/04 Boston, MA – LANDMARK KENDALL SQUARE One Kendall Square
4/11 Minneapolis, MN – LANDMARK LAGOON 1320 Lagoon Avenue
4/18 Philadelphia, PA – LANDMARK RITZ @ THE BOURSE 400 Ranstead Street
4/25 Atlanta, GA – LANDMARK MIDTOWN ART 931 Monroe Drive
4/25 Seattle, WA – LANDMARK VARSITY THEATRE 4329 University Way N.E.
5/02 St. Louis, MO – LANDMARK TIVOLI 6350 Delmar in The Loop
http://www.planetbboy.com
http://www.myspace.com/planetbboy
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Planet-B-boy-the-movie/9653422615
Planet B-boy 2008 U.S. release dates, starting March 21st.
New Planet B-boy theatrical trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpntYFfVoQU
More release dates will be announced soon. If you would like to help promote a viewing in your city, please send an email candice *at* elephaneteyefilms.com
3/21 New York, NY – LANDMARK SUNSHINE 143 East Houston Street
3/21 Los Angeles, CA – LANDMARK NUART 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard
3/28 San Francisco, CA – LANDMARK LUMIERE 1572 California Street
3/28 Berkeley, CA – LANDMARK SHATTUCK 2230 Shattuck Avenue
3/28 San Diego, CA – Theater TBA
3/28 Washington, DC – LANDMARK E STREET THEATRE 555 11th Street NW
4/04 Boston, MA – LANDMARK KENDALL SQUARE One Kendall Square
4/11 Minneapolis, MN – LANDMARK LAGOON 1320 Lagoon Avenue
4/18 Philadelphia, PA – LANDMARK RITZ @ THE BOURSE 400 Ranstead Street
4/25 Atlanta, GA – LANDMARK MIDTOWN ART 931 Monroe Drive
4/25 Seattle, WA – LANDMARK VARSITY THEATRE 4329 University Way N.E.
5/02 St. Louis, MO – LANDMARK TIVOLI 6350 Delmar in The Loop
http://www.planetbboy.com
http://www.myspace.com/planetbboy
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Planet-B-boy-the-movie/9653422615