Product Details

• Actors: Ralph Darden, Matt Davis, Mariko Jones, Moe Mitchell, Bejay Rose
• Directors: James Spooner
• Producers: James Spooner, Ayanna Mackins
• Format: Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: July 11, 2006
• Run Time: 67 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FILUV0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,363 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Afro Punk" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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AFRO PUNK - DVD Movie

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars black punk time!, March 11, 2007

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golgotha.gov (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Afro Punk (DVD)

AFRO PUNK (2003)
directed by James Spooner
approx. 66 minutes

This is a very good movie dealing with black identity in the world of hardcore punk. The movie is made up of testimonials from several black punks talking about subjects such as the relationship of traditional African culture to body modification in punk fashion, interracial dating, being a "safe black", and having mostly white friends. What I like about the movie is the way it doesn't distinguish between the experiences of black suburban high school kids and famous black punks such as D.H. Peligro (of DEAD KENNEDYS). The interviewees are all ages and from all over the country. The movie is edited in a way that emphasizes common thoughts and experiences (such as the importance of BAD BRAINS). They correct misconceptions that people may have about them and their background. Some of the punks do get a little more camera time, such as the zine author from California and the black nationalist singer of the band CIPHER. The more "in-depth" segments show some of the ways black punks set themselves apart and how central identity politics are in their projects.

This movie is NOT a collection of archival footage that aims to deliver a history of black punks. At the end of the movie, some of the interview subjects are asked to name as many punk bands with black members as they can. If you'd like a thorough directory of black involvement in punk rock, look up ROCTOBER magazine's website for an extensive list.

This movie is a welcome addition to the recent crop of punk movies since it examines an area of the music scene which often goes undocumented. I look forward to seeing more movies from the director James Spooner. You do not have to like punk music (or be black) to enjoy this movie.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Something B.E.T. needs/, July 5, 2007

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Visa "omen" (Baltimore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Afro Punk (DVD)

This dvd was dope. Because it had artist who i didn't know existed, better the world doesn't really know exist. it had artist that can but inspirational but you'll never see their videos on b.e.t. which i think is wrong b.e.t needs to put black rock n roll artist on their channel. they need artist like, bad brains, fishbone and etc. Not just so damn gospel s... on the air so it can influnce black children to be rock n rollers not just singers n rappers.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS DVD, August 8, 2006

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William Franklin "Dr. Satan" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Afro Punk (DVD)

if your racial identity has ever been questioned whether you are black, white, asian, latino, native american, middle eastern, or what have you, you should definitely check this dvd out. you dont even have to be black or into rock music at all to get something out of it.

maybe youre the only black kid on the lacrosse team
maybe youre a white rapper
maybe youre the only male hetero ballet dancer at your dance school
maybe youre the only asian dude on the basketball team
maybe youre the only girl on the football team
maybe youre the only muslim in idaho

this documentary in many ways tackles a lot of the existential realities related to those types of experiences; experiences of isolation and rejection by a larger more dominant society. of course, every different experience is unique but there are some commonalities among them and things to be learned.