Bob Bryan
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Graffiti Verite' 1: Read the Writing on the WallBob Bryan
Producer: Bob Bryan
2005, 45 min., Color, US
An award-winning documentary that explores the eclectic world of Hip-Hop and the urban graffiti artist. GRAFFITI VERITE’ is the first up-close and personal expose’ into the graffiti art world as experienced by 24 artists whose medium is the spray can.
Conversations span the comparison ...
Graffiti Verite' 10: Hip-Hop Dance: Moving in the MomentBob Bryan
Producer: Bob Bryan
2010, 75 min., Color, US
Whether you call it breakin’, bboyin’, bgirlin’ or simply Hip-Hop dance, what we witness here is authentically funky and soulful. These dancers strive to be “in the moment.” When it’s good, what’s expressed in movement is spirit-filled, awe-inspiring and explosive!
In GV10, these incred...
Graffiti Verite' 11: Don't Believe Da Noize!: Voices from Da Hip-Hop UndagroundBob Bryan
Producer: Bob Bryan
2010, 55 min., Color, US
This documentary is an exploration of the creative expressions in contemporary American Hip-Hop. It focuses on the innovation, movement, and the raw and unfiltered personalized “truth” of some of the most prolific and innovative urban philosophers of our time.
GV11 shows the real voice...
Graffiti Verite' 2: Freedom of Expression?Bob Bryan
Producer: Bob Bryan
2005, 57 min., Color, US
Flying high above Los Angeles, GV2 looks down on the streets, introducing us to the artists who “tag” the walls of our cities with spraycans while we sleep.
GV2 features 19 graffiti artists and reveals how this artistic movement has become the most popular form of expression of the mill...
Graffiti Verite' 3: A Voyage Into the Iconography of Graffiti ArtBob Bryan
Producer: Bob Bryan
2005, 54 min., Color, US
This experimental documentary probes the socio-political context that distracts the average person from appreciating the significance of graffiti’s historical and artistic impact.
In GV3, Bryan forgoes traditional storytelling and reinvents himself by using Hip-Hop, world, techno, metal...
Graffiti Verite' 4: Basic Techniques for Creating Graffiti Art on Walls & CanvasBob Bryan
Producer: Bob Bryan
2005, 68 min., Color, US
This documentary is the ultimate step-by-step program on spray can art. Outsiders get a rare glimpse into the outstanding art and eclectic personalities behind the controversial graffiti art movement.
In GV4, Cleveland artist SANO (two-time winner of The International Graffiti Art Co...
Graffiti Verite' 5: The Sacred Elements of Hip-HopBob Bryan
Producer: Bob Bryan
2005, 42 min., Color, US
GV5 is a portrait of the educational value and therapeutic aspect of the four elements of contemporary Hip-Hop: DJing, break-dancing, rappin’ and graffiti art.
“Hip-Hop, if used creatively, can give educators an invaluable tool to bridge the communications and learning dyslexia that exi...
Graffiti Verite' 6: The Odyssey: Poets, Passion & PoetryBob Bryan
Producer: Bob Bryan
2006, 78 min., Color, US
GV6 features 31 multi-ethnic, award-winning, published and highly respected poets. Their creations are a seamlessly woven, uniquely honest, visual tapestry that synthesizes one-on-one poetry readings, graphic iconography, creative insights, and fascinating dramatic interviews.
GV6 is an...
Graffiti Verite' 7: Random Urban Static: … Spoken WordBob Bryan
Producer: Bob Bryan
2008, 120 min., Color, US
GV7 probes the reality of spoken word poets, or, poets that write for the stage. Spoke Word poetry, often flavored with Hip-Hop, connects with today’s youth because the poetics of this art form speak to their love for live performance, their suppressed passions, and the cultural attitudes concerning...
Graffiti Verite' 8: The Fifth Element: The Art of the Beat-BoxerBob Bryan
Producer: Bob Bryan
2010, 45 min., Color, US
Combining throat-based effects that create a “wall of sound,” the job of the human beat-boxer is to compose a flawless soundscape.
GV8 explores the history of beat-boxing and its claim as its own art form in the Hip-Hop movement. This documentary features several beat-boxers, who descr...
Graffiti Verite' 9: Soulful Ways: The DJBob Bryan
Producer: Bob Bryan
2010, 45 min., Color, US
Watching a great DJ spin is analogous to watching a professional musician perform. As composer and producer Glenn Towery says, “DJs have to understand the dynamics of music to understand the beat”.
In GV9, DJs, MCs, lyricists, composers and producers talk in detail about the skills and...
