Fab 5 Freddy Movies
- 2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV6.82023HD
The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an...
- 2001
Downtown '81
Downtown '816.92001HD
The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been...
- 2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’22012HD
A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV...
- 2013
NB90s
NB90s02013HD
A look at the NBA and its players during the 1990s, including Michael Jordan's all-conquering Chicago Bulls, possibly the greatest draft class ever,...
- 2021
Hold Your Fire
Hold Your Fire72021HD
In 1973, four young African-American men stealing guns for self-defense in Brooklyn were cornered by the NYPD. A violent gun battle killed a police...
- 2005
TV Party
TV Party72005HD
From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from Blondie, and...
- 2013
Picasso Baby
Picasso Baby92013HD
Jay Z performs Picasso Baby at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
- 2020
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet22020HD
By the dawn of the 21st century, hip-hop sales had reached an all-time high, but one thing has remained the same. The doors were still locked, and...
- 2013
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer6.42013HD
Documentary following the career of Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz, who captured hip-hop in its infancy long before it became a worldwide...
- 2009
Downtown Calling
Downtown Calling02009HD
In the late 1970s, the "greatest city in the world" was teetering on the edge of total chaos. A failed economy, crime and en mass housing corruption...
- 2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes02023HD
The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from...
- 2011
NB80s
NB80s02011HD
A look at the NBA and its players during the 1980s, including the introduction of the 3-point shot, the transformation of the Los Angeles Lakers into...
- 2023
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports02023HD
Fifty years ago in the Bronx, a new genre of music was born, the product of a people searching for their voice and the opportunity to be heard. For...
- 2002
The Freshest Kids
The Freshest Kids8.12002HD
From the Boogie Down Bronx and beyond, the history of the b-boy.
- 2017
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
Basquiat: Rage to Riches5.92017HD
This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be...
- 2015
Hustlers Convention
Hustlers Convention5.72015HD
The story of Sport and Spoon - two young hustlers who attend the eponymous convention, only to get tangled up in a financial disagreement that leads...
- 2020
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy7.52020HD
In the 1980s Keith Haring blazed a trail through the galleries and nightclubs of downtown New York's art scene. Rebellious and ingenious, Haring...
- 2019
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy
A Fresh Guide to Florence with Fab 5 Freddy02019HD
In this revelatory documentary, hip-hop legend and art lover Fab 5 Freddy (aka Fred Brathwaite) saddles up to explore 15th-century Italian...