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Radical Dreams, Underground Sounds: 13 Films Presented by Dweller

Hyperfate

13m

Directed by Christelle Oyiri • 2022 • France

Reflecting on fate, destiny, and the untimely deaths of rappers Tupac Shakur, PnB Rock, Pop Smoke, Takeoff, and XXXTentacion, director Christelle Oyiri fashions a visual memento mori that asks: how did rap become a mortuary factory for tragic heroes?

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