Jules, won the santa barbara film festivals spirit award for independent cinema at saturdays prize ceremony. Hip operation crew founder billie jordans life to be. Hip hoperation is a new zealand documentary film about a dance troupe managed by communications consultant turned flash mob choreographer billie jordan on waiheke island in new zealand. The 2014 rialto channel new zealand film awards was the third presentation of the new zealand film awards, a new zealand film industry award. Hip hop eration follows a troupe of courageous, yet cheeky, senior citizens on an extraordinary quest to perform at the world hip hop championships in las vegas, proving to the world that youre never too old to. Hip hoperation hip hoperation chronicles a mission to bust some moves, and demonstrate that ageing need not be a barrier to joy. Evans started his career as a photojournalist and spent years covering some of the most volatile stories on the planet, with his decision to pick up a different kind of camera paving the way for a.
Hip hop eration official trailer hip hop eration tells the unlikely story of a bunch of senior citizens from waiheke ranging in age from 65 to 95 who formed a hip hop dance crew, and who went on to compete at the world hip hop championships in las vegas. Hip hoperation cleveland international film festival. Hip hoperation is a documentary that follows a group of senior citizens from new zealand. While hip hop dance competitions may be dominated by youthful dancers performing gravitydefying, acrobatic, graceful dance moves, the world hip hop championship is.
Lysistrata parris formulates a plan to end gang war in chicago by persuading her female cohorts to withhold sex from their boyfriends and husbands. It will make you want to celebrate life regardless of age. The dance troupe called hip operation, with an average age of nearly 80 among its members, decided to apply for the special exhibition category in the las vegas hip hop international championships of august 20. Hip hoperation is a poetic feelgood film that proves age has no limits and that hiphop can set you free.
Join kara, maynie, and terri all in their mid 90s from a small town in new zealand. Hip hoperation is a poetic feelgood film that proves age has no limits and that hip hop can set you free. I took the husband and friends and we laughed cried and laughed some more, what an amazing group they are. These senior citizens may each be almost a century young, but for kara, 94 maynie 95 and terri 93 the journey to las vegas and the world hip hop dance championships is just the beginning of a lifes journey. Hip hoperation celebrates living life to the fullest and is full of laughs, colourful characters and kiwi attitude. It is almost impossible to convey the reality of watching these men and women, some of them decades into retirement, learning and performing creditable dance routines, and then taking las vegas by storm. Hip hop eration is a poetic feelgood documentary film that proves age has no limits and that hip hop can set you free. Hip hoperation is a new zealand documentary film about a dance troupe managed by communications consultant turned flash mob. Who said your grandmother couldnt be a hip hop star.
Hip hoperation official trailer film, video nzedge. Hip hoperation follows a troupe of courageous, yet cheeky, senior citizens on an extraordinary quest to perform at the world hip hop championships in las vegas. The 2014 ceremony took place in shed 10 on queens wharf in auckland on friday 12 december 2014. The stars of this documentary are a group of selfdeprecating, young at heart waiheke islanders some in their 90s who head to las vegas to compete in the world hip hop championships.
Watching youngster billie jordan teach thirty odd over 65s hiphop dance moves with the prospect of performing in las vegas makes this film pure entertainment. Hip hoperation follows a troupe of courageous, yet cheeky, senior citizens on an extraordinary quest to perform at the world hip hop championships in las. Use it as a cheerful break from the more serious films in. The film is a reminder that age really is just a number. Offizieller hip op eration trailer deutsch german 2015 abonnieren ot. These senior citizens may each be almost a century young, but for kara, 94 maynie, 95 and terri, 93 the journey to las vegas and the world hip hop dance championships is just the beginning of a lifes journey. Hip hop eration follows a troupe of courageous, yet cheeky, senior citizens on an extraordinary quest to perform at the world hip hop championships in las vegas. Hip hoperation is a poetic feelgood documentary film that proves age has no limits and that hip hop can set you free. Hip hop eration hip hop eration chronicles a mission to bust some moves, and demonstrate that ageing need not be a barrier to joy. The doc wears its charm on its sleeve and prides itself with that sort of. Lees contempt for wilful ignorance and political corruption explodes through the.
And along with twentyseven other nonagenarians they defy the odds and hip hop their way into the hearts and minds. Music from the original score for hip hop eration composed by the sound room. If you missed tvnzs onenews fantastic coverage live at. Hip hoperation is a new zealand documentary film about a dance troupe managed by communications consultant turned flash mob choreographer billie. Led by founder billie jordan the group of seniors experience what it feels like to compete in the olympics of hip hop. It is an inspirational selfhelp journey for anyone fearful of growing old. Ranging in age from 66 to 94, kara bang bang nelson, eileen diva mystic evans, rosemary missy royo mckenzie and 24 other members of the hip op eration crew are determined to travel to the states to compete alongside hip hop crews a third their age. Bang bang baby, hip hoperation win at santa barbara. Along with twentyfour other senior citizens they defy the odds and hip hop their way into the hearts and minds of thousands of young fans from around the world.
Equal parts crowdpleasing, inspiring, funny and sad, hip hoperation is a touching familyfriendly film about the adaptability and resiliency of the human spirit at any age. Gledajte online film besplatno na 720p 1080p hd videozapisima sa radne povrsine, prijenosnog racunala, prijenosnog racunala, tableta, iphonea, ipada, mac pro i jos vise. Music from the 5 x 1 hour pbsdiscovery series big pacific. Hip hop eration won moa awards for best documentary and documentary. I strongly suggest making time to see one of the other three screenings of hip hop eration at this years milwaukee film festival.
While hip hop dance competitions may be dominated by youthful dancers performing gravitydefying, acrobatic, graceful dance moves, the world hip hop championship is about to get turned on its head and then spun around. The film explores the lives and motivations of the ambitious waiheke island senior citizens within the dance group. Inkubator new zealand film commission who said your grandmother couldnt be a hip hop star. Offizieller hip operation trailer deutsch german 2015 abonnieren. Hip hop eration doesnt explore the urban roots of hip hop, nor does it illuminate why billie specifically thinks hip hop is the best set of moves for the elderly, but the film acknowledges dance as a form of expression for diverse groups by moving the action outside of the seniors meeting hall and into new zealands schools. Enjoy the free screening of hip hop eration on the auckland live digital stage of a selection of cinematic classics at summer in the square this is a summer in the square event and part of tamaki makauraus outdoor cinema lineup films in the square in aotea square, so grab the whanau, picnic rug and ready, set, action rated pg, some material may not be suitable for young children. And along with twentyseven other nonagenarians they defy the odds and hiphop their way into the hearts and minds. On their journey to the world hip hop dance championships in las vegas. Hip hoperation chronicles a mission to bust some moves, and demonstrate that ageing need not be a barrier to joy. Hip hop eration gledajte filmove s titlovima besplatno. Music from the original score composed by the sound room. Hip operation crew founder billie jordans life to be made into film.
Hip hoperation 2014 film sa prevodom online hd filmovi. These senior citizens may each be almost a century young, but for kara, 94 maynie, 95 and terri, 93 the journey to las vegas and the world hip hop dance. Bold and passionate hip hop musical, exploding with energy, slick rhymes and heady ideas. They are under the inspirational leadership of manager billie jordan, who is convinced even before they have qualified for the championship that the trip to vegas is a certainty. Music from the 5 x 1 hour pbsdiscovery series big pacific composed by the sound room. You can do whatever the hell you want in your future, even after your inevitable hip replacement.
Bryn evans 2014 a group of 30 senior citizens, the oldest of whom is 96, are preparing on a small island off the coast of new zealand for the world hip hop dance championship in las vegas. Like all good documentaries, hip hoperation is a film you wouldnt believe a word of, were it not a true story. Hip hoperation, a film about an elderly hip hop dance troupe of the same name and their sunshiny manager billie jordan, keeps matters fluffy and cute which is fine, except it doesnt budge from there. Its the world hip hop championships in las vegas or bust for a troupe of plucky seniors from new zealand. Hip hoperation is one of the best documentaries or even films i have seen in a long time. Though hip hop eration is his first released movie, bryn evans has been working as a storyteller for more than 15 years. Hiphoperation senior dance guinness book of records.
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