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Announcing Inspiring Documentary Bouncing Cats' Upcoming Screenings
By Staff
posted Oct 12, 2010, 20:24
Bouncing Cats follows Abramz, Crazy Legs, and Breakdance Project Uganda on a journey to use hip-hop culture for positive social change. The film features narration by Common and interviews with Mos Def, Will.I.Am, and K'Naan.
UGANDA has been called one of the worst places on earth to be a child. In the
South, children face the threat of poverty and disease. In the North, these
threats are enflamed by brutal, mindless war inflicted by the Lord's Resistance
Army (L.R.A.) that has divided families, displaced millions and led to the abduction
and mutilation of tens of thousands of children resulting in the deterioration
of identity and culture.
Bouncing Cats is the inspiring story of one man's attempt to create a better
life for the children of Uganda using the unlikely tool of hip-hop with a focus
on b-boy culture and breakdance. In 2006, Abraham "Abramz" Tekya,
a Ugandan b-boy and A.I.D.S. orphan created Breakdance Project Uganda (B.P.U.).
The dream was to establish a free workshop that would empower, rehabilitate,
and heal the community by teaching youth about b-boy culture. Based in Kampala,
Uganda, B.P.U. has recently expanded to include permanent classes in Gulu, Northern
Uganda. Abramz teaches classes three Times a week to more than 300 kids from
all parts of the country. Many of the children are homeless, victims of war
and poverty, and few can afford proper schooling yet they walk from miles away
to attend the B.P.U. classes. As Abramz says, "This is where many people"s
pride is. It's a skill that no one can take away from us."
Crazy Legs, one of the founding members of the world famous Rock Steady Crew,
visited Uganda after receiving an invitation from Abramz to teach b-boy classes.
What he discovered upon his arrival was both heartbreaking and inspiring. Traveling
throughout Uganda, from the southern slums to the war-torn North, Crazy Legs
encountered a passion for hip-hop and desire to learn amongst the most squalid
conditions.
Bouncing Cats follows Abramz, Crazy Legs, and Breakdance Project Uganda on
a journey to use hip-hop culture for positive social change. The film features
narration by Common and interviews with Mos Def, Will.I.Am, and K'Naan.
Upcoming Screenings:
October 16, 10:30am - Indianapolis, IN, AMC Showplace
October 17, 12:30pm - Indianapolis, IN, AMC Castleton Square
October 18, 7:30pm - Hot Springs National Park, AR, Malco Theatre
October 19, 8:00pm - Indianapolis, IN, AMC Castleton Square
October 21, 5:00pm - Hot Springs National Park, AR, Malco Theatre
October 22, 6:30pm - Indianapolis, IN, AMC Showplace
October 30, 1:00pm - Ashville, NC, Moogfest** Fine Arts Theatre 36 Biltmore
Ave
November 03, 7:00pm - Los Angeles, USC --Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre
November 09, 7:00pm - Washington, DC, National Geographic Live!
Resources:
http://www.bouncingcats.com/
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