the 2024 phoenix film festival has come to an end,
don’t forget to check out the winners of this years awards!
Featuring a few of the best
Hip-Hop Throwbacks
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The Phoenix Film Festival is proud to feature three iconic films centered around the pop-culture, artistic, and social influence that the hip-hop music genre has inspired throughout its unique and lasting legacy. Be sure to include these exciting films in your festival screening schedule and help to celebrate a distinct genre of music and the stories it has inspired over the last several decades.
8 Mile
Run Time: 110 minutes
Screening Time:
Sunday, April 7 at 6:00pm
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Eminem, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Evan Jones, Omar Benson Miller, De'Angelo Wilson, Eugene Byrd, Taryn Manning
Synopsis: Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
Beat Street
Run Time: 105 minutes
Screening Time:
Friday, April 5th at 6:30pm
Directed by: Stan Lathan
Cast: Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis, Jon Chardiet
Synopsis: An aspiring DJ from the South Bronx and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and the local culture.
House Party
Run Time: 100 minutes
Screening Time:
Saturday, April 6 at 5:30pm
Directed by: Reginald Hudlin
Cast: Christopher Reid, Robin Harris, Christopher Martin, Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, A.J. Johnson, Paul Anthony
Synopsis: Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives.
