Downtown Film Festival - Los Angeles 2009 : DIRTY: One Word Can Change the World

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DIRTY: One Word Can Change the World

Raison, the Zookeeper 2009

Categories: Music Series

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Run time: 85 min. | USA | Language: English

DIRTY is a personal tribute to one of the most enigmatic, controversial and tragic figures in Hip-Hop music history, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, or just ODB for those in the know. As famous for his years with legendary Hip-Hop group the Wu-Tang Clan and his crazed, slurred, half-sung, half-rapped delivery of usually bizarre lyrics that seemed to encapsulate and personify the raw, unadulterated and innovative style of the group as he was for the years following a successful solo career that was fraught with legal troubles and an eventual tragic overdose. Featuring members of the Wu-Tang Clan, the Brooklyn Zu and many others, this film celebrates the life of a genius madman who lived life without any breaks.

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7:30 PM Fri, Aug 21		GRAMMY	+ add to cal	buy tickets

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director	Raison, the Zookeeper
writer	Raison, the Zookeeper

executive producer	Bobby Diggs Stephon Turner
producer	Raison, the Zookeeper
co-producer	The RZA Ulrich R. Schlegel, Jr.
editor	Ulrich Robert Schlegel, Jr.
director of photography	Shu Tokonami

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Rated 5.0/5 Stars 1 2 3 4 5 sdp 4:19 PM		An empowering documentary of a truly free individual stuck in a world that often sadly lacks freedom. This look into the life of a poet (thanks to Buddha Monk for pointing this out) was both inspiring and informative. The filmmakers did a wonderful job of presenting ODB as not only a musical icon, but as a true warrior who took care of his community and became a champion of free-speech by staying true to himself.