Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
Robert Patton-Spruill:
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome (USA, 2007)
100 min. - English
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome is an extensive chronicle about Public Enemy's 20-year path and their monumental impact on the music industry. The film is an ideal exemplar of a good music film: intimate, powerful, politically sharp and as energetic as the best live gigs are. To enjoy the film you don't need to like Public Enemy or rap music at all. The group's impact on modern pop music is so extensive that every music enthusiast finds something interesting in the film. In addition to Public Enemy members, Jonathan Davis from Korn, Tom Morello, Talib Kweli, Adam Yauch from Beastie Boys and Henry Rollins - just to mention a few - get their say in the film.
In addition to their marvellous songs Public Enemy is known for their message. The group managed to deliver serious political opinions and bring out social problems in their lyrics which instigate into active participation and to correcting injustice. In this documentary Robert Patton-Spruill depicts Public Enemy's uniqueness and great significance for the development of music, while offering the audience a huge amount of energy in the form of powerful live concert footage.
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ROBERT PATTON -SPRUILL
The Filmshack Productions team of Patricia Moreno and Robert Patton-Spruill has been producing media content together for the past 12 years, starting with the 35mm Independent Motion Picture, “Squeeze†(Miramax 1997). Filmshack has also produced Music Videos for Public Enemy, TV specials for G4 (State of Emergency), and television commercials for New York City Fashion Designer Elie Tahari.
