The 3rd Annual H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] International Film Festival begins November 1-7th at the Bronx Museum of Arts. Over 100 Hip-Hop films, documentaries, narratives, PSA’s and shorts will be showcased, while 29 new Hip-Hop themed films will make their debut at the festival. Hip-Hop artists such as Kool Herc, Masta Ace, Kurtis Blow, Brand Nubian, Teddy Ted & Special K (The Awesome 2), Roxanne Shante, UTFO, Busy Bee, Nefertiti, Sway, Rahzel and Medusa will attend, while Nelson George, Warrington Hudlin, Neema Barnett, Jahmani Perry and others round out the filmmakers who will make appearances. This year’s theme to the event is “The Business of Hip-Hop Filmmaking,” while each year women in film are highlighted as well in the conference’s signature “Women in Hip-Hop” panel. This year the conference’s "Clothes On, Minds Sharp: Women Calling the Shots In Film and Media" panel aims to offer educational tips to further empower women in the filmmaking genre. In addition to the flicks, H2O will present The 2nd Annual Odyssey Awards, honoring Hip-Hop films in 12 categories, including Best Documentary Feature, Best Narrative Feature and the Freestyle Award for Experimental Film. The awards take place on November 7th, the final evening of the festival. Honorees include Kurtis Blow, Queen Latifah and Hip-Hop business mogul, Russell Simmons. The 2nd Annual Odyssey Awards will be hosted at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center on the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) campus. Admission passes to the entire festival start at $18 dollars, with other ticket packages available at http://www.h2oiff.org.
The 3rd Annual H2O
[Hip-Hop Odyssey] International Film Festival begins November 1-7th at the Bronx
Museum of Arts.
Over 100 Hip-Hop
films, documentaries, narratives, PSA’s and shorts will be showcased,
while 29 new Hip-Hop themed films will make their debut at the festival.
Hip-Hop artists
such as Kool Herc, Masta Ace, Kurtis Blow, Brand Nubian, Teddy Ted & Special
K (The Awesome 2), Roxanne Shante, UTFO, Busy Bee, Nefertiti, Sway, Rahzel and
Medusa will attend, while Nelson George, Warrington Hudlin, Neema Barnett, Jahmani
Perry and others round out the filmmakers who will make appearances.
This year’s
theme to the event is “The Business of Hip-Hop Filmmaking,” while
each year women in film are highlighted as well in the conference’s signature
“Women in Hip-Hop” panel.
This year the conference’s
"Clothes On, Minds Sharp: Women Calling the Shots In Film and Media"
panel aims to offer educational tips to further empower women in the filmmaking
genre.
In addition to
the flicks, H2O will present The 2nd Annual Odyssey Awards, honoring Hip-Hop
films in 12 categories, including Best Documentary Feature, Best Narrative Feature
and the Freestyle Award for Experimental Film.
The awards take
place on November 7th, the final evening of the festival. Honorees include Kurtis
Blow, Queen Latifah and Hip-Hop business mogul, Russell Simmons.
The 2nd Annual
Odyssey Awards will be hosted at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center on the Borough
of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) campus.
Admission passes
to the entire festival start at $18 dollars, with other ticket packages available
at http://www.h2oiff.org.
