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?
Up Next in Radical Dreams, Underground Sounds: 13 Films Presented by Dweller
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Pacific Club
Directed by Valentin Noujaïm • 2023 • France
Starring Azedine Benabdelmoumene, Benjamin Bertrand, Julien MézenceIn 1979, the Pacific Club was opened in a basement in La Défense, the business district of Paris. It was the first nightclub for Arabs from the suburbs—a parallel world of dance, swea...
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Trial Period
Directed by Kiernan Francis • 2023 • United States
Starring Emmanuel Alejandro Molina, Cory Wilson, Fashion LaBeijaA queer Black DJ finds a haven in New York’s underground club scene—until an old friend reenters his life and jeopardizes everything.