Product DescriptionThe riveting documentary Rize explores the physically astounding Los Angeles worlds of clowning and krumping--both heightened and spectacular styles of hip-hop dance. With roots in breakdancing and the furious response to the Rodney King beating, clowning was launched by Tommy the Clown, a former drug runner turned children's-party-clown, with brightly colored jumpsuits and a psychedelic afro wig. To gather attention, Tommy began to gyrate and writhe in the street; before long, he was not only getting gigs, he'd inspired dozens of other clown groups, all with their own spin on face make-up and Tommy's dance moves. With a little cross-pollination from stripper dance moves and a good dose of aggression, clowning begat krumping, which resembles a cross between an epileptic seizure and ecstatic possession--what one practitioner calls "ghetto ballet." In addition to dancing that will make your eyes pop, Rize interviews dancers like Tight Eyez, La Nina, Lil C, and Miss Prissy, building a portrait of a subculture, culminating in a dance battle between clowns and krumps called BattleZone V. Directed by photographer and music video director David LaChappelle, Rize persuasively portrays these twin dance movements as not only a personal exorcism, but as the effort of a community to escape the corrosive forces of gangs and drugs. --Bret Fetzer - Actors: Tommy the Clown, Lil C., Dragon (II), La Niņa, Tight Eyez
- Director: David LaChapelle
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
- Language (Original Language): English
- Language (Subtitled): English
- Language (Subtitled): Spanish
- Region Code: 1
- Release Date: 2005-10-25
- Running Time: 84 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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