Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture.Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture.Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDavid LaChapelle was introduced to krump dancing on the set of Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" video, which he also directed.
- Quotes
Tight Eyez: We're not gonna be clones of the commercial hip-hop world... because that's been seen for so many years.Somebody's waitin'on something different... another generation of kids with morals and values... that they won't need... what's being commercialized or tailor-made for them... custom-made, because I feel that we're custom-made. And we're of more value than any piece of jewelry... or any car or any big house that anybody could buy.
My suggestion: When this movie opens on June 24, stop everything and see it at your first opportunity. It is an eye-popping, total delight.
David LaChappel has accomplished a cinematic triumph in filming the true story of the rise of a phenomenal new dance style. The movie is not what you would typically expect. The main characters let you know right away that they have no intention of succumbing to the exploitive commercialization of hip hop with it's guns, violence and persistent misogyny. The filmmaker avoided that tired approach too.
Instead, these amazing young people have invented a way to transform their grief, anger and fears into a vibrant new art form that will make your spirit thump to the beat. They are over-comers who have decided to move beyond surviving to brilliantly thriving against the dire odds of South Central LA.
You will love this story. You will respect these people. You will rave over David LaChappel's stunning, original and immensely entertaining film.
But hey, don't take my word for it. Go and see Rize for yourself. You'll see why Rolling Stone calls this movie "a visual miracle," and why the Sundance crowd was so taken with this movie.
- IamMovieLover
- Jun 21, 2005
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,336,391
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,574,787
- Jun 26, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $4,646,889
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1