Bobitto Garcia talks about his new film Rock, Rubber, 45s
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Release Date: 07/24/2018
Honoring Leon Ichaso - in honor of Film Forum Retrospective, talking to Manuel Arce
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Starting Friday January 5th and running through Thursday January 11th, Film Forum in NYC is hosting a retrospective of some of Leon Ichaso's most loved movies, shot in Nueva York. They're showing EL SUPER, CROSSOVER DREAMS, SUGAR HILL, PIÑERO, EL CANTANTE. In Honor of the well deserved retrospective - Miami should be doing something like this...Leon se lo merece. we spoke to the Co-Writer and Producer of El Super and Crossover Dreams, the wonderful Manuel Arce, about Leon, his life and career and specifically the two beloved films they made together - but also all of Leon's work...
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Kiele - a talk with the groundbreaking performer, producer and music and visual artist
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Kiele is a musician and visual artist from Miami who makes some of the most groundbreaking, groovy, funky, and fresh tracks that you've ever heard. She backs it up with some of the most creative videos being made - and she does it all with a Miami flavor so unique she stands with any of the artists who've made Miami part of their vibe. She's also a producer and actress who recently appeared in the film Plantadas. We talked about her music and videos and her activism - she's very involved in the cause of raising awareness about lack of freedom in Cuba - and just talked about the act of...
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Seba De Caro on his new film Claudia, writing and the el Cine
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On this episode , Seba De Caro, a film director , screenwriter , writer and actor from Argentina .
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Bobitto Garcia talks about his new film Rock, Rubber, 45s
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Gen ñ's Bill Teck talks to Bobbito Garcia, director/producer/mastermind/music supervisor of ROCK RUBBER 45s - a cinematic odyssey exploring the connectivity of global basketball, sneaker, and music lifestyle through the firsthand lens of authentic New York City culture orchestrator Bobbito Garcia. The film explores García’s youth - identity, and loss as well as his ascension - The ballplayer/author/DJ/filmmaker has inspired millions throughout the world.
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Nite Owl Theater: The Radical Moviegoing Experience that Miami Deserves
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Part abandoned amusement park, part roadside haunted house, part Sid & Marty Kroft Supershow , part working video store and palace of wonders - there’s no moviegoing experience in America quite like what Nayib Estefan is doing with the Nite Owl Theater (which is really a cinema). With the projectionist as DJ, - check out Nite owl Theater in the Design District and to listen to this podcast and interview with Nayib Estefan and Eric Zaldivar of Secret Celluloid Society and Nite Owl Theater.
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John Leland: Happiness Is a Choice You Make
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John Leland is an acclaimed writer for the New York Times who’s new book, Happiness is a Choice You Make: A Year Among the Oldest Old is a New York Times Bestseller. In a series of profiles with a diverse group of older Americans Leland shares what he’s learned about living from this fine group of folks. In the book, he traces the life lessons he’s picked up from them – in a way that old comes with wisdom. For this former Rock writer for Spin, opening his heart this couldn’t have been easy
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Luis Bofill on Arsenio Rodriguez and his tribute album
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On this, (en Español!) episode Luis Bofill, one of the great talents of Cuban music today, talks to gen ñ editor Bill Teck about his great new recording, Arsenio Essential paying tribute to Arsenio Rodriguez, one of the all time giants of Cuban music. Luis talks about interpreting the tracks , creating the record, his collaborator and producer Orlando Mosquera, the legacy of Arsenio and the success this release has enjoyed. These two old friends , who go back to the 90s - drop knowledge and catch up to celebrate Luis' recent exito! This interview is En Español but a translated...
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Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Garcia
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On this episode of the generation ñ podcast, Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia talk about their fantastic new documentary Stretch & Bob: Radio That Changed Lives and what they're up to together as well as on their own. We were thrilled to talk to these legends - and they were as cool and and the talk as wonderful as you'd hope. The generation ñ podcast explores what's happening in the world of bilingual, bicultural Latino happenings in art, entertainment and the world. Hosted by gen ñ founder Bill Teck, this is la vida ya'll. Mas Info: For more on doc Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That...
info_outlineGen ñ editor bill teck talks to director / producer / mastermind and music supervisor bobbito Garcia about his auto biographical new doc ROCK RUBBER 45s
Rock, Rubber, 45s is a cinematic odyssey exploring the connectivity of global
basketball, sneaker, and music lifestyle through the firsthand lens of
authentic New York City culture orchestrator Bobbito Garcia. The film explores
García’s youth dealing with mistreatment, educational quandaries, identity, and
loss as well as his ascension to self-determination as an adult freelance
creative. The ballplayer/author/DJ/filmmaker has carved an independent career
that has inspired millions throughout the world, and has affected the growth and
direction of the footwear, hip hop, and sports industries in the process.
DJ Bobbito Garcia is the critically acclaimed author of Where’d You Get Those? NYC’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987. As an award-winning filmmaker, Garcia has directed DOIN' IT IN THE PARK: PICK-UP BASKETBALL, NYC, STRETCH AND BOBBITO: RADIO THAT CHANGED LIVES, and his autobiographical documentary ROCK RUBBER 45s. Currently, "Kool Bob Love" produces his b-ball tournament Full Court 21™ in four continents, and co-hosts NPR's "What's Good With Stretch And Bobbito" podcast.
the film on social is at
https://www.instagram.com/rockrubber45s/
https://twitter.com/rockrubber45s
SABOTEUR MEDIA
PRESENTS
ROCK RUBBER 45s
A FILM BY: BOBBITO GARCÍA
WITH: LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, ROSIE PEREZ, STEVIE WONDER, QUESTLOVE, PATTI LABELLE, MIKE RAPAPORT, CHUCK D, CHRIS PAUL, SCOTTIE PIPPEN, MAXWELL AND MANY MORE.
MUSIC BY: BOBBITO GARCÍA, EDDIE PALMIERI, ROBERT GLASPER, OSUNLADE, SPINNA, MONICA BLAIRE & THE DU-RITES