5 Sides of a Coin
Paul Kell:
5 Sides of a Coin (Canada, 2003)
70 min - DVD - English.
Production: The Anomaly Collective
Exploding the myth that Hip-Hop is merely 'rap-music', "5 Sides of a Coin" is an in-depth look at the worldwide phenomenon of Hip-Hop. Today Hip-Hop is a multi-billion dollar industry and a socially relevant culture. "5 Sides of a Coin" features exclusive interviews and footage of Hip-Hopšs pioneers, insiders, critics and fans, including Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash, Jazzy Jay, Gil Scott-Heron, Run DMC, Jurassic 5, De La Soul, Dilated Peoples, Beat Junkies, Q-Bert, Mix Master Mike, The Pharcyde, DJ Spooky, The Stereo MC's and many, many more Hip-Hop artists interviewed around the world. Their voices define the culture in their own words: the good, the bad and the flossy. Embraced by a diverse cross-section of youth, Hip-Hop is a powerful force, one that transcends its commercial trappings and controversies, that stands alone as the number one youth movement in the world. 5 sides of a Coin recapitulates the progress of Hip-Hop and has gained recognition on numerous movie festivals.
Paul Kell
Paul Kell is a Los Angeles based, award winning, TV and film director and writer. His recent credits include directing Season 2 of the Alliance-Atlantis/Showcase hit TV series Webdreams. Kell is also the director of the award winning documentary 5 Sides of a Coin. Kell is currently working on his next feature film The Dead of Winter. Kell is also developing a number of other projects including two TV series The Real and Hallelujah, Black. Kell is a graduate of the Cinema Production program at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
