The ensemble for the upcoming animated feature “Sneaks” is growing in star power, with Anthony Mackie (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”), Martin Lawrence (“Bad Boys for Life”) and Chloe Bailey joining the previously announced cast members Roddy Ricch, Ella Mai, Swae Lee, Macy Gray and NBA star Chris Paul.
Also joining the film, from Lengi Studios and Cinema Gypsy Productions, are Grammy-nominated rapper Quavo (Migos), Sam Jay (“Pause with Sam Jay”), Keith David, Donovan Louis Bazemore (“The Lion King”), Coi Leray (“Players”), Kiana Ledé (“Scream: The TV Series”), Jonathan Kite (“Two Broke Girls”), Amari McCoy (“We Baby Bears”) and Olympic skateboarders Sky Brown and Rayssa Leal.
“Sneaks” is directed and written by Rob Edwards in his directorial debut. Laurence Fishburne produces the film, under his Cinema Gypsy Productions banner, and stars opposite Grammy-winning artist Mustard, who also serves as the executive music producer.
The animated feature depicts Ty, a misguided designer sneaker,...
Also joining the film, from Lengi Studios and Cinema Gypsy Productions, are Grammy-nominated rapper Quavo (Migos), Sam Jay (“Pause with Sam Jay”), Keith David, Donovan Louis Bazemore (“The Lion King”), Coi Leray (“Players”), Kiana Ledé (“Scream: The TV Series”), Jonathan Kite (“Two Broke Girls”), Amari McCoy (“We Baby Bears”) and Olympic skateboarders Sky Brown and Rayssa Leal.
“Sneaks” is directed and written by Rob Edwards in his directorial debut. Laurence Fishburne produces the film, under his Cinema Gypsy Productions banner, and stars opposite Grammy-winning artist Mustard, who also serves as the executive music producer.
The animated feature depicts Ty, a misguided designer sneaker,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
The Wu-Tang Clan continues to be one of the most successful rap acts in the history of American music. “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” is a gritty dramatic television series appearing on the Disney-backed streaming platform, Hulu. Set in New York City in the 1990s, this series highlights the actual events surrounding the Wu-Tang Clan’s formation.
Created by original Wu-Tang founder-member Bobby Diggs, known professionally as RZA, in collaboration with “Watchmen” screenwriter Alex Tse, the series showcases the many hard knocks Diggs endured on his ascent to a better life through music. It was also nominated for an Emmy in 2020 for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.
This article will feature the most current information on the popular Hulu special while providing insights into characters and episodes.
Where Can You Watch “Wu-Tang: An American Saga?”
At present, there is no need to look for “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” on Amazon Prime Video or Netflix.
Created by original Wu-Tang founder-member Bobby Diggs, known professionally as RZA, in collaboration with “Watchmen” screenwriter Alex Tse, the series showcases the many hard knocks Diggs endured on his ascent to a better life through music. It was also nominated for an Emmy in 2020 for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.
This article will feature the most current information on the popular Hulu special while providing insights into characters and episodes.
Where Can You Watch “Wu-Tang: An American Saga?”
At present, there is no need to look for “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” on Amazon Prime Video or Netflix.
- 8/29/2022
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
The voice cast of the animated movie “Sneaks” is shaping up, thanks to multi-platinum and Grammy-winning producer and artist Mustard.
Mustard, who serves as executive music producer on the family film, has enlisted his frequent collaborators and fellow chart-topping and award-winning musicians Roddy Ricch, Ella Mai, Swae Lee to join Macy Gray and NBA superstar Chris Paul in the movie, produced by and starring Laurence Fishburne.
“Sneaks” centers around a pair of misplaced sneakers that are lost in New York City and must find a way to get back to their “sole mates.” With the help of a charming oxford (Ella Mai), an elegant stiletto (Macy Gray), and a gifted young athlete (Swae Lee), this ensemble cast of characters must band together to thwart the evil Collector (Laurence Fishburne) and the mysterious Forger (Roddy Ricch). Chris Paul will play a character based on himself — an NBA All-Star who hosts the...
Mustard, who serves as executive music producer on the family film, has enlisted his frequent collaborators and fellow chart-topping and award-winning musicians Roddy Ricch, Ella Mai, Swae Lee to join Macy Gray and NBA superstar Chris Paul in the movie, produced by and starring Laurence Fishburne.
“Sneaks” centers around a pair of misplaced sneakers that are lost in New York City and must find a way to get back to their “sole mates.” With the help of a charming oxford (Ella Mai), an elegant stiletto (Macy Gray), and a gifted young athlete (Swae Lee), this ensemble cast of characters must band together to thwart the evil Collector (Laurence Fishburne) and the mysterious Forger (Roddy Ricch). Chris Paul will play a character based on himself — an NBA All-Star who hosts the...
- 10/28/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Grammy winners Roddy Ricch (“The Box”), Ella Mai (“Boo’d Up”) and Macy Gray (“I Try”) have signed on to star in the animated feature, Sneaks, with five-time nominee Swae Lee (“Sunflower”) and NBA superstar Chris Paul also joining the cast.
As previously announced, Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne will also lend his voice and produce, with multi-platinum and Grammy-winning producer and artist Mustard serving as the film’s executive music producer.
The feature from Lengi Studios and Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy Productions centers on a pair of misplaced sneakers that end up lost in New York City and must find a way to get back to their “sole mates.” With the help of a charming oxford (Mai), an elegant stiletto (Gray), and a gifted young athlete (Lee), they must band together to thwart the evil Collector (Fishburne) and the mysterious Forger (Ricch).
Paul will play himself, hosting a Met...
As previously announced, Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne will also lend his voice and produce, with multi-platinum and Grammy-winning producer and artist Mustard serving as the film’s executive music producer.
The feature from Lengi Studios and Fishburne’s Cinema Gypsy Productions centers on a pair of misplaced sneakers that end up lost in New York City and must find a way to get back to their “sole mates.” With the help of a charming oxford (Mai), an elegant stiletto (Gray), and a gifted young athlete (Lee), they must band together to thwart the evil Collector (Fishburne) and the mysterious Forger (Ricch).
Paul will play himself, hosting a Met...
- 10/27/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
One of the standout films from this year’s Tribeca Film Festival was All the Streets Are Silent, a documentary about the intersection between skateboarding and hip-hop in New York in the 1980s and Nineties. On paper, 1990s East Coast hip-hop has been dissected ad infinitum in countless books, TV shows and films — for a certain age, the culture defined their teenage years more than anything else.
But director Jeremy Elkin, a veteran of skate films who grew up (and continues to be) obsessed with hip-hop, finds fresh material in...
But director Jeremy Elkin, a veteran of skate films who grew up (and continues to be) obsessed with hip-hop, finds fresh material in...
- 7/29/2021
- by Jason Newman
- Rollingstone.com
Synopsis: The streets of N.Y. might be temporarily silent, but in downtown Manhattan in the early 90’s, they were the site of a dynamic collision between two vibrant subcultures: skateboarding and hip hop. Jeremy Elkin’s documentary, All The Streets Are Silent, narrated by Eli Morgan Gesner, brings to life the magic of this time period and the convergence that created an urban style and visual language that would have an outsized and lasting cultural effect. If Paris Is Burning and Kids had a baby, you’d have this documentary love letter to New York—examining race, society, fashion and street culture—and full of archival footage featuring legendary characters and figures from the downtown scene. Featuring Rosario Dawson, Harold Hunter, Justin Pierce, Keith Hufnagel, Darryl McDaniels (Run-d.M.C.), Jefferson Pang, Bobbito Garcia, Stretch Armstrong, Kool Keith, Leo Fitzpatrick, Mike Hernandez, DJ Clark Kent, Kid Capri, Mike Carroll,...
- 6/8/2021
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Exclusive: All the Streets Are Silent, a documentary portrait of the skateboarding and hip-hop scenes in New York in the late 1980s and early ’90s, has been acquired by Greenwich Entertainment.
The U.S. rights deal precedes the film’s world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. The film will be released in theaters on July 23.
Jeremy Elkin is making his feature directing debut with All the Streets Are Silent, which is described as “a love letter to New York” blending elements of Paris Is Burning and Larry Clark’s Kids.
Between the city’s rebound from near-ruin in the 1970s and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Lower Manhattan was home to the thriving subcultures of skateboarding and hip-hop. Their convergence would give rise to modern street style. Eli Gesner, founder of skateboard gear and fashion brand Zoo York, will narrate the film. Hip-hop producer Large Professor, known...
The U.S. rights deal precedes the film’s world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. The film will be released in theaters on July 23.
Jeremy Elkin is making his feature directing debut with All the Streets Are Silent, which is described as “a love letter to New York” blending elements of Paris Is Burning and Larry Clark’s Kids.
Between the city’s rebound from near-ruin in the 1970s and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Lower Manhattan was home to the thriving subcultures of skateboarding and hip-hop. Their convergence would give rise to modern street style. Eli Gesner, founder of skateboard gear and fashion brand Zoo York, will narrate the film. Hip-hop producer Large Professor, known...
- 4/29/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
DJ/producer J. Period has released a new animated trailer for his upcoming debut album, Story to Tell (Chapter One), set to arrive April 30th.
The clip features audio from the previously released song, “All in Your Head,” which features Dave Chappelle, Black Thought, and Tiffany Gouché. Made by Stellar Hawk and illustrator Dan Lish, the video offers a vibrant preview of the album and its many guests, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jemele Hill, Shad, Bobbito Garcia, Joell Ortiz, Crazy Legs, Mayda Del Valle, Masego, and Garth Trinidad.
In an email to Rolling Stone,...
The clip features audio from the previously released song, “All in Your Head,” which features Dave Chappelle, Black Thought, and Tiffany Gouché. Made by Stellar Hawk and illustrator Dan Lish, the video offers a vibrant preview of the album and its many guests, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jemele Hill, Shad, Bobbito Garcia, Joell Ortiz, Crazy Legs, Mayda Del Valle, Masego, and Garth Trinidad.
In an email to Rolling Stone,...
- 4/26/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Storied hip-hop radio DJs Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia are celebrating their 30th anniversary with the release of a new EP featuring remixed freestyles from Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z and more.
Freestyle EP 1 is the first in a series of three that will feature remixed and remastered freestyles performed by various hip-hop luminaries on The Stretch and Bobbito Show. The show first aired as a late-night program on Columbia University’s radio station, Wkcr, but quickly became a pillar of the NYC hip-hop scene and a proving ground for up-and-coming talent during the Nineties.
Freestyle EP 1 is the first in a series of three that will feature remixed and remastered freestyles performed by various hip-hop luminaries on The Stretch and Bobbito Show. The show first aired as a late-night program on Columbia University’s radio station, Wkcr, but quickly became a pillar of the NYC hip-hop scene and a proving ground for up-and-coming talent during the Nineties.
- 10/23/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
"First thing I saw was a great talent. Maybe the best talent I've ever been associated with." 1091 Media has debuted a new official trailer for a sports documentary titled The Legend of Swee' Pea, which originally premiered way back in 2015 at a doc fest. It's just now getting an official VOD release after years of waiting. That Lloyd "Swee' Pea" Daniels became an NBA player was no surprise – at age 16 he was named "the next Magic Johnson" and possibly the best player that had ever lived. That his NBA debut happened at age 25, with bullets still lodged in his chest and a body ravaged by many years of crack-cocaine addiction, was a miracle. The Legend of Swee' Pea doc tells the story of a dramatic basketball odyssey in which the hero must ultimately confront a life imperfectly lived. Featuring appearances by Lloyd Daniels, Bobbito Garcia, Tom Konchalski, and more.
- 3/1/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Review by Peter BelsitoBobbito Garcia, author, basketball maven, D.J. and more, is the focus of the documentary ‘Rock Rubber 45s’ and he also directed the film.
This film has two sides.
It is a cultural epoch telling from the inside the stories of new York City’s youth cultures during a certain period 20 years ago.
It also follows an amazing character whose life story is intimately bound with those cultures and that time and place.
A documentary (directed by its subject) of a strange and wonderful character. The subject of the film Bobbito Garcia exists in a variety popular new York City cultures of 20 years ago. Hip hop music and clubs, street and high school basketball, fashion (shoes here). It does this by chronicling his life as a DJ Mc in underground very popular clubs, his popular radio show and his fashion creations (sneaker shoes and the culture they...
This film has two sides.
It is a cultural epoch telling from the inside the stories of new York City’s youth cultures during a certain period 20 years ago.
It also follows an amazing character whose life story is intimately bound with those cultures and that time and place.
A documentary (directed by its subject) of a strange and wonderful character. The subject of the film Bobbito Garcia exists in a variety popular new York City cultures of 20 years ago. Hip hop music and clubs, street and high school basketball, fashion (shoes here). It does this by chronicling his life as a DJ Mc in underground very popular clubs, his popular radio show and his fashion creations (sneaker shoes and the culture they...
- 7/25/2018
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
The 59Th BFI London Film Festival Announces Full 2015 Programme
You can peruse the programme at your leisure here.
The programme for the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership launched today, with Festival Director Clare Stewart presenting this year’s rich and diverse selection of films and events. BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience. The Festival provides an essential platform for films seeking global success; and promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes. With this year’s industry programme stronger than ever, offering international filmmakers and leaders a programme of insightful events covering every area of the film industry Lff positions London as the world’s leading creative city.
The Festival will screen a...
You can peruse the programme at your leisure here.
The programme for the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership launched today, with Festival Director Clare Stewart presenting this year’s rich and diverse selection of films and events. BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience. The Festival provides an essential platform for films seeking global success; and promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes. With this year’s industry programme stronger than ever, offering international filmmakers and leaders a programme of insightful events covering every area of the film industry Lff positions London as the world’s leading creative city.
The Festival will screen a...
- 9/1/2015
- by John
- SoundOnSight
Exclusive: Marks the first feature from commercials director Rohan Blair-Mangat.
Shooting has begun in New York City on The Boombox Project, the first feature from award-winning commercials director Rohan Blair-Mangat.
Further locations in the documentary’s multi-territory shoot will include Miami, Los Angeles, London, Brazil and Tokyo.
The film is co-written by Blair-Mangat and Lyle Owerko and draws inspiration from Owerko’s 2010 book The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground, which includes a foreward from Spike Lee.
The documentary explores how an iconic piece of machinery helped shape music and society on both sides of the Atlantic in the ’70s and ’80s, examining its place in the rise of hip-hop and punk.
From the boombox’s origins as a ‘sonic campfire’ for urban youth to share music and ideas to its gradual re-appropriation in popular culture with the emergence of the Walkman, MTV and the CD player, the film considers...
Shooting has begun in New York City on The Boombox Project, the first feature from award-winning commercials director Rohan Blair-Mangat.
Further locations in the documentary’s multi-territory shoot will include Miami, Los Angeles, London, Brazil and Tokyo.
The film is co-written by Blair-Mangat and Lyle Owerko and draws inspiration from Owerko’s 2010 book The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground, which includes a foreward from Spike Lee.
The documentary explores how an iconic piece of machinery helped shape music and society on both sides of the Atlantic in the ’70s and ’80s, examining its place in the rise of hip-hop and punk.
From the boombox’s origins as a ‘sonic campfire’ for urban youth to share music and ideas to its gradual re-appropriation in popular culture with the emergence of the Walkman, MTV and the CD player, the film considers...
- 9/26/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
It may have been the most New York moment in years.
Robert De Niro, onstage Wednesday night at the Beacon Theatre, introduced Time Is Illmatic, the new documentary on Nas' 1994 landmark debut Illmatic, to kick off the Tribeca Film Festival. "Twenty years ago, I would've been 20 years too old for this music," quipped the actor and festival co-founder to a boisterous crowd of fans, media and seemingly every important hip-hop figure in mid-Nineties New York.
Nas: My Life in 20 Songs
Unlike music docs that attempt to deify or elevate the obscure — Anvil,...
Robert De Niro, onstage Wednesday night at the Beacon Theatre, introduced Time Is Illmatic, the new documentary on Nas' 1994 landmark debut Illmatic, to kick off the Tribeca Film Festival. "Twenty years ago, I would've been 20 years too old for this music," quipped the actor and festival co-founder to a boisterous crowd of fans, media and seemingly every important hip-hop figure in mid-Nineties New York.
Nas: My Life in 20 Songs
Unlike music docs that attempt to deify or elevate the obscure — Anvil,...
- 4/17/2014
- Rollingstone.com
"AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange," the annual television series featuring documentaries about the African Diaspora, is now in its sixth season. The 2013 lineup will be hosted by Anthony Mackie, and will run weekly on the World Channel from January 13th through February 10th. The series is produced by National Black Programming Consortium (Nbpc) and co-presented by American Public Television (Apt), who will distribute “AfroPoP” to additional public television stations in February. The series kicks off with "Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC," the debut film from directors and pick-up basketball crusaders Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau. The line-up is below: Monday, January 13, 2014, 8 Pm (Et/Pt): Doin’ It in the Park; Pick-Up Basketball, NYC by Bobbito García and Kevin Couliau “Doin’ It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC,” explores the history, culture and social impact of New York’s summer b-ball scene, widely recognized as the worldwide mecca of.
- 1/2/2014
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Any New Yorker familiar with the hard-nosed West 4th street pick-up b-ball games that attract many onlookers (natives and tourists) should definitely be interested in seeing this new documentary feature titled Doin' It In The Park. We've been following it on its film festival/screening series travels since last summer, and it's now set to make a limited USA theatrical run in NYC, beginning tonight, May 22nd at Maysles Cinema in Harlem. Co-directed by Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau (their debut) Doin' It In The Park... ... explores the definition, history, culture and social impact of New York's summer b-ball scene, widely recognized as the worldwide "Mecca" of the...
- 5/22/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
By some estimates, over half a million people play pick-up basketball in the playgrounds of New York each year. In Doin’ It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, filmmakers and pick-up basketball enthusiasts Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau set out to create the most comprehensive document of New York City’s summer, outdoor pick-up basketball scene by visiting 180 courts throughout all five of the city’s boroughs. Shot in a breakneck 75 summer days during 2011, their debut documentary has an immediacy and intimacy that speaks to its homemade vibe, even amongst former and current NBA players like Kenny Anderson and Brandon Jennings, …...
- 5/22/2013
- by Brandon Harris
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
New York — Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall.
Such is the imperfect urban landscape of playground basketball, what many consider the truest expression of the sport. It's basketball without referees, coaches or sneaker deals. Anyone can play, so long as they call "Next."
A new documentary, "Doin' it in the Park," is a loving ode to the blacktop world of New York City pickup. With more than 700 courts, it's the mecca of pick-up basketball, featuring places like Rucker Park in Harlem and the West 4th St. court, a kind of fish bowl of nonstop basketball on view for West Village commuters and tourists. Basketball is woven into the asphalt fabric of New York.
"Every court has a story," says "Doin' it in the Park" co-director Bobbito Garcia, who made the film with Kevin Couliau, a French photographer of outdoor basketball.
Such is the imperfect urban landscape of playground basketball, what many consider the truest expression of the sport. It's basketball without referees, coaches or sneaker deals. Anyone can play, so long as they call "Next."
A new documentary, "Doin' it in the Park," is a loving ode to the blacktop world of New York City pickup. With more than 700 courts, it's the mecca of pick-up basketball, featuring places like Rucker Park in Harlem and the West 4th St. court, a kind of fish bowl of nonstop basketball on view for West Village commuters and tourists. Basketball is woven into the asphalt fabric of New York.
"Every court has a story," says "Doin' it in the Park" co-director Bobbito Garcia, who made the film with Kevin Couliau, a French photographer of outdoor basketball.
- 5/18/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
As a New Yorker familiar with the hard-nosed West 4th street pick-up b-ball games that attract many onlookers (natives and tourists), I'm definitely interested in seeing this upcoming new documentary feature titled Doin' It In The Park. Co-directed by Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau (their debut) what's Doin' It In The Park about? The film: ... explores the definition, history, culture and social impact of New York's summer b-ball scene, widely recognized as the worldwide "Mecca" of the sport. In New York City, pick-up basketball is not just a sport. It is a way of life. There are 700+ outdoor courts, and an estimated 500,000 players,...
- 7/30/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
A documentary film on the life, music, and philosophy of funk, soul, and jazz composer Roy Ayers is currently being put together by directing team, Haylow Overby and Ariel Nuñez.
Titled simply, The Roy Ayers Project, the film will feature, of course, Roy Ayers himself, as well as many Hip Hop producers (especially those who have sampled his music), as well the many other musicians who have been influenced by the man and his music.
The documentary is planned to be released in early 2012.
A website has also been set up to house the project, and much more. It’s a rather busy, albeit engaging site, driven by the music, message, essence and influences of Roy Ayers. You will also find tons of photographs of the production team as they travel the globe, interviewing a variety of contributors to the film. So, check it out at RoyAyersProject.com. You can also follow their progress there,...
Titled simply, The Roy Ayers Project, the film will feature, of course, Roy Ayers himself, as well as many Hip Hop producers (especially those who have sampled his music), as well the many other musicians who have been influenced by the man and his music.
The documentary is planned to be released in early 2012.
A website has also been set up to house the project, and much more. It’s a rather busy, albeit engaging site, driven by the music, message, essence and influences of Roy Ayers. You will also find tons of photographs of the production team as they travel the globe, interviewing a variety of contributors to the film. So, check it out at RoyAyersProject.com. You can also follow their progress there,...
- 4/13/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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