DVD- Graffiti Verite’ 5- GV5

In the Accolade Award-Winning documentary GRAFFITI VERITE 5 examines the close connections between graffiti and other art forms in the larger hip-hop culture. What emerges in GV5 is a portrait of the educational value and liberating therapeutic power contained within the unique elements of the contemporary Hip-hop movement. Turntablism (DJing), Break-dancing, MC’ing (Rappin’) and Graffiti Art are the four (4) Hip-Hop elements used in what Bob sees as a multifaceted communications modality and dynamic educational learning system. Director Bob Bryan captured the excitement of this innovative hands-on Hip-Hop Summer Workshop, at Metro High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Bob documented the events there and discovers a close connection between the expressive forms of DJing, breakdancing, rapping, graffiti art and the Multiple Intelligence Theory (Dr. Howard Gardner, Harvard University) for students with learning differences. Through an exploration of these forms of expression, Bryan demonstrates how they have become a positive force in the lives of many people, despite the demonization of Hip-hop by much of the mainstream.

“In GV5, I wanted to take a closer look at the facts. It turns out that the four elements of Hip-Hop, if used creatively, can give our educators an invaluable tool to bridge the communications and learning dyslexia that exist between students, educators and the 4R’s. It’s time to explore this type of multi-intelligence model and integrate its positive potential usefulness into the curriculum, as a method of connecting with today’s youth.” – Bob Bryan

REVIEW QUOTES:
“Dear Mr. Bryan, Thank you for the incredible work you have done in educating the public about Graf art and culture. I am an art teacher in an alternative high school in Lincoln Nebraska. My students have brought the importance of inquiry into this culture to me and I promised them I would further my knowledge and skill in addressing these issues of popular culture.” – Janis Engel, Lincoln NE, Art Teacher

“I think GV5 bridges the gap between rural and urban life and shows what happens when those cultures meet. Everyone who has seen the tape thinks you did a wonderful job of portraying Metro High School, Cedar Rapids, IA and the people involved in the project.” – Jim Jacobmeyer, Art Teacher – METRO HS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa