Film Screenings: Being B Girl: Philosophy of Hip Hop (Chile, 2024) & The Girls are Here (Greece, 2014)

Day and time: Saturday (March 21) · 10:00–11:45
Location: Job Lounge
Format: Talk

Being B Girl: Philosophy of Hip Hop (Chile, 2024)

Directed by Paulina Briceno Milla, Humberto Arratia Sánchez, Gonzalo Azócar Ortiz.

Runtime 00:30:56. Language: Spanish sub English

Hip Hop Cinefest presents "Being B Girl". This documentary arose from the book tour of Brita the Matriarch “Being Bgirl: Philosophy of Hip Hop”, which was carried out in six cities in Chile. It presents a deep, participatory, and heartfelt message regarding the understanding of Hip Hop Culture, and illuminates topics such as: ancestry, feminism, menstrual cycle, cyclicality of the human being. It also discusses the power of the cypher and the construction of the Tribe as a cultural element.

The Girls are Here (Greece, 2015)

Directed by Natalia Koutsougera.

Runtime 00:45:00. Language: Greek sub English

This film explores ways transnational hip-hop and competition dance styles are embodied by female street dancers in contemporary Greece. The film captures the everyday lives of two young girls who practice freestyle hip-hop, popping, locking, waacking and house dance in Athens. Moments of their friendship and their relationship with male hip-hop dancers and members of their crews are graphically portrayed and narrated. The camera follows them through different activities ranging from teaching, practicing, travelling, preparing and participating in hip-hop dance competitions, street shows and events. Above all, the film unravels aspects and perceptions of their femininity and gender identity in a male-dominated hip-hop dance scene and the role that street dance plays in the production of sisterhood, female affectivity, team and street spirit.