When i came up with the name “Culture Capture Champs™” i was never claiming to be
the best or greatest photog ,but rather a goal of mine to be as dope as some of the photogs that inspired me
to shoot.
Jamel’s Shabazz is one those people whose images will be stained in my brain for life.
No one has captured the culture of the early days of life in New York City during the birth of Hip-Hop like Shabazz.
Shouts out director Charlie Ahern(WildStyles) for bringing the story of a true Culture Capture Champion!
If your in NY peep the screening at the Bam Cinema Fest
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 3:30pm
Q&A with director Charlie Ahearn and film subject Jamel Shabazz followed by a book signing with Shabazz.
World Premiere
Directed by Charlie Ahearn
(2011) 74min
In the infancy of hip-hop, Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz documented the pioneers of music and style that would launch an enduring worldwide phenomenon. Ahearn, director of the seminal Wild Style, pays tribute to both Shabazz and those who defined hip-hop before it had a definition. More than just vintage shots of kids rocking Puma Suedes, Kangols, and pin-striped Jordaches in Times Square and Fort Greene Park, Shabazz’s photographs have hundreds of (often times tragic) stories behind them, and Ahearn gives voice to these images with dozens of interviews with Shabazz himself, graffiti pioneer and hip-hop historian Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite, legendary rapper KRS-One (both Brooklynites), and more.
BAM Rose Cinemas
General public: $13
BAM Cinema Club (Movie Buff & Film Aficionados): $8
BAM Cinema Club (Movie Moguls): FREE*
*Movie Moguls must show up at least 15 minutes prior to the screening time to guarantee a seat. After that time, all Movie Mogul seatings are subject to availability.
