Slingshot Hip Hop

Sundance-nominated Slingshot Hip Hop gives us music and people that tell us about Palestine. Through lively illustrations and a musical mix of images we meet young people who say that their only reason to live is music. Without it they cannot breathe.

They have an urge to break the silence, to speak with their own voices. Through lyrical words and catchy rhythms they try to tear down walls in their own country. They are Arab rappers who want to meet up but are caught by the occupation’s unpredictable checkpoints.

Their belief in music as a fertile ground for political engagement is great. Music channels the emotions of the imprisoned people. It nourishes the dream of being recognised for what one is without being kicked, arrested or tortured. baa