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Graffiti Verite' 3 (GV3): A Voyage into the Iconography of Graffiti Art Rated: NR 
Utilizing a different style than the previous entries in the documentary series, GRAFFITI VERITE' 3 continues to examine 
the world of graffiti art while looking at the many languages and musical traditions that inform it. 

Sometimes we forget what Hip-Hop is really about and looking at the world around us often makes it a concept that's even harder to understand. Hip-Hop seems to be everywhere. Hip-Hop clothing, Hip-Hop cars, Hip-Hop jewelry, Hip-Hop movies, Hip-Hop toys, Hip-Hop ringtones. 

Over the past decade we've seen a staggering flurry of Hip-Hop inspired consumer products. However, we must not forget that when we look at a billboard or a magazine ad, we are not seeing Hip-Hop. What we are seeing is how commerce and industry has been influenced by a culture. As director Bob Bryan reminds us in the fifth installment of his award-winning documentary series Graffiti Verite', Hip-Hop is not something that is sold at your local department store.  

With Graffiti Verite' 5: The Sacred Elements of Hip-Hop, Bryan travels to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to film a four day Hip-Hop workshop put on by students and faculty at Metro High School and inspired by earlier volumes the director's Graffiti Verite' series. While Iowa may be the last place on earth we think of when someone mentions Hip-Hop, Bryan quickly reveals that America's heartland provides the perfect setting for Hip-Hop culture to emerge and thrive in its purest form. Watching Metro High School students explore and experiment with elements of MCing, breakdancing, DJing and graffiti art, it suddenly becomes apparent how universal these building blocks really are. In one of the many interviews with workshop participants and onlookers, a man in his seventies previously unfamiliar with the culture, describes how he now views Hip-Hop to be in many ways analogous to religion. "The MC would be the pastor and the DJ would be the choir director", he explains.  

As teachers, parents and local residents offer their assessments, students collaborate over four days to paint a mural, put on a dance show, write and recite poetry and learn some Hip-Hop fundamentals. 

While many in the community are surprised and impressed with the results, workshop participants are excited and inspired by the Hip-Hop curriculum. In effect, Graffiti Verite' 5 successfully demonstrates the value of Hip-Hop as a multi-intelligence learning model through which students can express themselves and learn from one another while simultaneously building a variety of skills. 

Bob Bryan has even gone so far as to create a Hip-Hop curriculum teacher's workshop guide, a tool available to any educators who may be interested in taking a lesson from the director's latest film. An advocate of using Hip-Hop as a tool to bridge the growing divide between teachers and students, Bryan describes his time at Metro as revealing of the "educational value and liberating therapeutic power contained within the unique elements of the contemporary Hip-Hop movement".  

In the end Graffiti Verite' 5 reminds us what corporate marketers never learned and what some of us forget all too often. Hip-Hop isn't about what you can purchase or acquire to make yourself stand out, rather it is about what you can create or express to better yourself and those around you.  -Review by Alex (RiotSound.com)

To learn more about the Graffiti Verite' Hip-Hop documentary series and director Bob Bryan please visit http://www.graffitiverite.com/home.htm 

GV5 explores hip hop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, showing the experience on several different levels as it follows the students of an alternative high school through a four-day summer workshop. The workshop gives the students of Cedar Rapids' Metro High the opportunity to experience hip hop culture through its four elements: emceeing (rapping), deejaying, breakdance and graffiti art. 

By its basic premise, GV5 has a self-promotional element-- Metro High's faculty were inspired by Graffiti Verité in crafting their hip hop workshop. It's appropriate in a way, since arrogance (feigned or not) is always a prominent part of hip hop culture. Still, director/producer Bob Bryan does well to keep the film focused on the main point: hip hop's power to influence the youth in a positive way. 

Much of the film is comprised of interviews with students learning hip hop dance, working on a huge graffiti art mural for their community, and reading or rapping their own poetry. For some, the workshop is their first experience with hip hop; others describe it as a part of their lives from early childhood on. Students of all shapes, sizes, and colors come together to express their thoughts and emotions through hip hop's elements, and the byproducts are positive for the whole community. 

GV5's value as a document of cutting-edge urban culture takes a backseat to its examination of the hip hop experience through a neophyte's eyes. It does open with an interesting profile of Chrang, an insightful LA-based DJ, MC, and graff artist; it also profiles Paco Rosic, the spray can wizard who oversees the workshop's mural project.

GV5 is a valuable in-road to hip hop culture for teachers and anyone in the community seeking to understand the phenomenon on a basic level, and a testament to the fact that the positive influence of hip hop is everywhere--even the red states.  -By Jeff Trainor, The Source Weekly 

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I have so far seen GV1, GV2 and GV3, and enjoyed each one..   I'm fascinated by it all. Certainly what strikes me most is the depth, beauty ("beauty" in all its resonance, I don't mean "pretty"), and sophistication of some of the art and artists.  Where is this great stuff??  Does it stay up or does it get painted over?  I live in the Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles, and there are a lot of great murals everywhere, but not graffiti art, per se.  
 
To think that much of that fabulous art is gone!  Yes, this makes your documentaries all the more important.  I'm curious how the artists feel about this -- is it entirely unrelated to what the Buddhist monks do, creating those intricate, colorful sand mandalas, only to destroy them? 

I don't mean to say it's identical, and the graf artists may be the "opposite" of being devoid of ego ... but still, there's an objective reality about spending one's time creating art that may well only exist briefly, perhaps in some cases barely ...  On the other hand, perhaps that's a perspective that over-spiritualizes a harsh reality.  Perhaps it's both.  Perhaps the reality depends in part on the consciousness of it.  (I just started thinking aloud there ...)
 
Another high point for me was the depiction of the  international inter-communication, something I had no idea about. The films raise many interesting questions, including about the nature of self-expression and the evolution of art forms.  I think it's hard to even place some of the more sophisticated art in the same category as simple tagging -- and, in fact, I think it's in GV1 that one of the artists comments that some of the graffiti art itself does get tagged ... What you have shown so far raises -- appropriately -- more questions than it answers.  Certainly you show that the category "graffiti " is not undifferentiated, which implies that "graffiti removal" is not an undifferentiated category either ... 
 
Another whole arena of questions is addressed by the artists in the films:  not the danger of graffiti art being destroyed as in painted over, but the perennial artistic question (ah!) of mainstreaming and the dangers of co-optation.  No one or simple answer to the dilemma there. 
 
There are also related questions I find very interesting (for all of hip-hop culture) that were touched on briefly in GV1, GV2 and GV3, namely, to what extent do today's graffiti artists see themselves in opposition to mainstream society -- politically, socially, culturally, spiritually? ... Actually, I think one of the most telling points was made by one of the artists (Skill) in GV2, when he articulates explicitly that graffiti art is not any one thing:  "you can't say it's all negative stuff, but you can't say it's all positive, either, some is political, some not" ...  etc. ... I personally would have been interested in more commentary by some of the more politically-minded contemporary artists .
 
Best wishes,
Michelle

The creation of independent fillmaker Bob Bryan Graffiti Verite' is a 5-DVD collection that highlights the evolution of graffiti, it's cultural significance, and the importance of it in the urban setting, (don't be alarmed at it's educational value, kiddies!). Graffiti Verite' has already won awards from the National Educational Media Network and is looking to 2005 to make a serious marketing push. Interested in how and why graffiti is so important to the hip-hop culture, 

Visit http://www.graffitiverite.com for more infomation on how to obtain a copy of Graffiti Verite'.

Los Angeles, CA-- Award-winning Filmmaker Bob Bryan has just announced that his Graffiti Verite' Documentary Series has just been released for DVD chapter on-line viewing on his website www.graffitiverite.com. The widely acclaimed five (5) part, one-of-a-kind series explores the eclectic world of contemporary youth, Hip-hop and the graffiti art movement. 

The DVD chapter screening format makes it easier for educators to present specific lesson plans for their students. In addition, the online screenings will allow cash-strapped school districts the opportunity to use the programming without purchasing the public performance rights and the documentaries. "This technology presented me with an opportunity to give something back to the community, and at the same time continue my mission to educate others in the language amd raison' d'être of "Urban Hieroglyphics," Bryan says.

  Graffiti Art succeeds as underground counterprogramming which is aimed at the same target audience that the powerful Madison Avenue mass media is directed at, albeit with a decidedly different message. It's is like a virus that has penetrated every level of our consciousness. Unlike most viruses however, you cannot detect its presence until it's blown up. Folks are ignorant about Graffiti Arts history and power, says Bryan. "Graffiti art is a direct expression of society's psychological state of mind.  It's an 'in-your-face' sign of our times!"

    According to Bryan, never before in history has there been such an art movement that has impacted so many people on a worldwide basis. Graffiti art is both loved and hated and it's freely given away to the anonymous public. "The walls are visually screaming loudly and we are ignoring its significance. If your child was yelling at the top of his lungs in the next room, would you ignore his agonizing screams?  I don't think so..." 

Bryan believes that as a culture we cannot afford to be so blind, not to read the "writing on the wall."  The canvas walls of our city streets are being used like newspapers use paper to tell the story of the people's daily struggle and search for identity. Of course, this controversial public art dialogue is articulated with a lot more flavor, attitude, passion and conviction. "We study hieroglyphics and cave writings," he says,  "to try to understand its connection to it's culture but somehow we choose to disregard the messages being blasted loudly and in 3D on today's graffiti-filled walls. It doesn't make sense." 

  What comes through very clearly in the message of this film is that, while there is a great diversity of purpose in creating "graf," there seems to be shared in common a strong identification with counterculture.  Professional art galleries are snubbed as elitist, doing something illegal and having a sense of freedom are equated closely.  The politics of graffiti is an opposition to anything mainstream that limits and restricts creative expression. These young men glory in the sport, the risk of getting caught, the hip-hop mood of living on "the other side" because it's the only side, they believe, that will accept them.  

  Most have grown up in the barrios and ghettos of Los Angeles in impoverished conditions in single-parent families with little support at home and a gradual awareness of themselves that only comes on the street.   "I can just pick up a pen and I exist," a young man named Swan said.  Having a "name" is the most sought after distinction in this form of art.  Much of the focus is not to gain the attention of an anonymous public but the acknowledgement of other "writers."   When they begin to talk about you and try to "burn" you, you have achieved true status. 

  Bryan's work represents a highly welcome and long overdue contribution to our understanding of an art form that would otherwise be completely inaccessible to anyone outside its tightknit borders. His courage and willingness to risk personal safety and expensive equipment to do this documentary is to be applauded. Most of all, he has achieved his own art in revealing through many personal interviews the deeper character of the many really great graffiti artists he has come to know.  

DJ Kenzo had  called me earlier that afternoon and excitedly told me that "he" was coming tonight.  I told him I intended to be there anyway, so this should be a real treat. 

Later that evening, shortly after DJ Kenzo arrived at J.U.I.C.E., the joint began to "jump off the hook" as DJ K was thoroughly pumped-up, spewin' crazy beats and jams that reached into genres of music normally thought incompatible with "hip-hop."  But this crafty turntablelistic magician blended tracks so perfectly, effectively raising the cultural bar so high, that the break dance cypher had gone "crazy" with a swirl of improvisational systematic presentation and primordial creativity. 

These talented breakers were infected with monster beats and challenged to perform at higher and higher levels of experimentation and proficiency. At a point, it was totally, positively, "outta-control, " as each performer battled for floor space within a split-second of someone else finishing their piece! Ingenuity and execution was rewarded with spontaneous applause, "hoops & hollas" and enthusiastic backslappin'. 

The electric atomistic smell in the air was a mix of sweat, incense, spray-paint, lyrical residue, excitement, wonder, joy and buzzzzz !!  Children took over the wood floor performance space bustin' moves; observers head-bounced to the eclectic music, everybody "had next"  and the vibrations of expectation was palpable. "Is it true that he's coming tonight?" 

The soundtrack to this evenings' iridescent festivities was simply "Genius Incarnate!" Props to DJ Kenzo and the inspired MC's who freestyled Hip-hop Love and positive game all evening long.

Upon "his" arrival, Filmmaker Bob Bryan had the great pleasure and opportunity to meet the man and observe first-hand and close-up the overflowing paternal tender love and interest that Afrika Bambaataa has for all the Hip-hop Dancers, Graffiti Artists, DJ's, Emcees and admirers in effect.  

The genuine love, respect, pride and awe that was showered upon "him" was a very real testimonial of how this Multi-Cultural Los Angeles Hip-hop community views the living legacy and personage of this visionary and humble man. 

An interesting observation:  As Mr. Bambaataa circled  around to every sector of the venue, he constantly took digital pictures, capturing the omnipresent explosive and creative activity of "everyone."  Whether they were dancin', emceein', standing around, posin', laughin', beamin', representin', drawin', paintin', photographin', observin' or DJin', Afrika Bambaataa was clickin' and smilin'.  

Of course, everyone wanted to take pictures of their own with him and asked him to autograph their LP's, books, flyers, tee-shirts etc. (which he generously consented to. I was honored to hold his camera during some of these enchanted moments). In between photo-ops and chit-chat, his relentlessly flashing camera kept poppin' light, almost as brightly as his outgoing charisma and personality.  

The hours that he spent visiting at J.U.I.C.E.  was an amazing envelope of warmth, respect, hugs, irrepressible and manifest Love, Love and more familial Love.  There was no end to the smiles, radiate energy and excitement that filled the halls of J.U.I.C.E. It was quite an unusual evening fest to behold.  

 Afrika Bambaataa stayed 'til the very end, while the doors were closing and the artificial lights faded gently into the descending black night. Magically, the Sun shone luminously like motion picture Klieg lights over J.U.I.C.E., cutting into the Los Angeles night Sky. 

Everyone who was there tonight, bore personal witness to the transforming and reflective validating heat of "The Godfather of Hip-Hop," Afrika Bambaataa....... It was Nice! 
--Written exclusively for GraffitiVerite.com by Bob Bryan 
--Photo AB and Bob Bryan Courtesy of Lamar Glover (emcee) 
-Photos AB Courtesy of Monica X. Delgado (J.U.I.C.E.) 

MEAR's current oil and acrylic works allegorically explore the practical reality of human society in relation to mythology. The vibrant coloring, psychedelic and graffiti art undertones and exquisite, realistic detail in MEAR's work has garnered much critical acclaim. This October, his collection will be on display in one place for the first time in his 15 year career. 

For more information, please contact Morgan Wells at morganw@arketek.com or see
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VATICAN CITY --In an unusual spectacle at the Vatican, 
Pope John Paul II presided  Sunday over a performance 
of break-dancers who leaped, flipped and spun their bodies 

create a piece from scratch.
-Mike Foam
 
 

Filmmaker Bob Bryan has just announced that 
Home Videogram Rights to his 
Graffiti Verite Documentary DVD Series has 
been licensed to the Largest  Home Video 
Distributor in Australia. 

Available in Australia for purchase in the PAL format only.  
 
 

• DVD Main Page
• DVD Lesson 1 - Part 1
• DVD Lesson 1 - Part 2
• DVD Lesson 2
• DVD Face Label
• DVD Flyer
• GV4 Japanese Press Release

Press Release
  
For Immediate Release 
October, 2004 
 
Filmmaker Bob Bryan announces the Official Launch of
THE HIP-HOP EDUCATIONAL REVIEW
for Educators and Librarians  (TM)
  
    THE HIP-HOP EDUCATIONAL REVIEW (TM) is exclusively 
dedicated  to the development of a **dialectical bridge between educators, 
librarians and the Hip-hop entertainment community. 
  
**Dialectical (di e lek‘ ti k‘l) adj- definition -Webster‘s New World Dictionary: 
" The art or practice of examining opinions or ideas logically, often by the 
method of question and answer. It is based the principle that an idea or event (thesis) 
generates its opposite (antithesis) leading to a reconciliation of opposites (Synthesis). 
The general application of this principle in analysis, criticism, exposition, etc."
  
The unique concept of The HIP-HOP Educational Review for Educators and Librarians (TM) 
is the brainchild of Filmmaker Bob Bryan, creator of the Multi-Award Winning Graffiti Verite’ 
Documentary Video Series (www.graffitiverite.com). For Bryan, the fundamental issue at stake 
here is understanding that the most important  component in communications is the unfettered 
enthusiastic ongoing dialogue between parties. 

To that end, Educators and Librarians will be invited to review selected works by well-known 
commercially successful  artists, as well as, lesser known up-and-coming underground Hip-hop 
artists. In this forum they will be expressing their  honest opinions and / or apprehension on the 
educational value and relevance of the reviewed material in relation to their  current Educational 
environment. 

These invaluable opinions will be based upon their experience, Educational Curriculum goals, 
as well as, it‘s changing  scholastic landscape and target audience. (continued)

Graffiti Artist Manone was recommended by Bob Bryan for the assignment and was awarded the opportunity to work on the show.

(FEATURE - 2005) What's it about? An update of the 1977 comedy, where a upper-middle-class married couple (played by Tea Leoni, Jim Carrey) turn to robbery to pay the bills. " Originally based on a novel by Gerald Gaiser. The big screen version follows "a cash-strapped upper middle-class couple who become bank robbers to maintain their swanky suburban lifestyle." Jim Carrey plays the role of a spokesman for an Enron-like company who finds himself a jobless pariah. Directed by Dean Parisot Produced by Brian Graz er

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The star of the show here at the LIBRadio Network is our talk radio. We proudly proclaim that our format permits us to produce the most comprehensive interviews with the most serious scholars and covering the most relevant issues of the day. Interview with Filmmaker Bob Bryan

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FACING THE CHALLENGES OF AN EVOLVING FILM WORLD  Back the the day Interview with Director / Actor D'Urville Martin. Some of the many issues that we had an opportunity to talk to him about were concerning Independent Film Distribution, Creative Control and Exhibition. "Dolemite" directed by D'Urville Martin defined the cultural icon "the mack" and epitomizes

the "blaxploitation" genre, evident in the work of contemporary directors such as the Hudlin Brothers and Quentin Tarantino, and rappers like Ice Cube and Eazy-E. 
D'Urvile died on 28 May 1984 Los Angeles, California, USA. (heart attack). 

Publisher / Filmmaker Bob Bryan had an opportunity to interview D'Urville for his magazine (Impressions Magazine of the Arts) while he was in NYC visiting with firiends. 
Plot Overview: Rudy Ray Moore stars as the famous nightclub entertainer Dolemite, sent to prison on a frame-up by some crooked cops and his arch rival, the notorious Willy Green. Dolemite is offered an early release from prison, providing he helps the FBI bring down Green and the dreaded Mr. Big, who are terrorizing the city. 

Film Director(s): D'Urville Martin 
Film Producer(s): Rudy Ray Moore, Theodore Toney (T. Toney) 
Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5

Bob has agreed to release this Classic Interview with D'Urville Martin from his archives, exclusively on the GraffitiVerite.com website only. The copyrights to all images and Interviews belong solely to Mr. Bryan and may not be duplicated, linked or published without prior written permission of Mr. Bryan.

Interviews with Melvin Van Peebles Bob Marley
 
 

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" The  Graffiti Verite' Hip-Hop Curriculum Teachers' Workshop Guide " is Finally Ready to Ship!!! This curriculum workshop is for use by Certified Teachers, Librarians and Art Teachers Only To order your copy of the Teachers Guide and workshop companion Documentary  "GV5: The Sacred Elements of Hip-hop" Go to $60.00 for both The Hip-Hop Curriculum and GV5 Save $9.00

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  WINNER !!
 GV4: The Basic Techniques for Creating Graffiti Art 
on Walls and Canvas
(Executive Produced and Directed by Bob Bryan)
is  the 2003 Accolade Award Winner in the category of
"Art Instruction " 
THE 2003  ACCOLADE  AWARDS COMPETITION 
Winners are eligible to receive an Accolade.  The rising star figurine is 
manufactured by the company that makes the world's most prestigious and 
celebrated awards, the Oscar (R), Emmy (R), Clio, Miss America, NFL-MVP, 
and MTV Video Music Awards. 
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2003 Urban Independent Music Awards Committee
has just announced that 
GV4: The Basic Techniques of Creating  
Graffiti Art on Walls and Canvas 
(Executive Produced and Directed by Bob Bryan)
has been Awarded the Prestigious
2003 Urban Independent Music Awards 
for 
"Best Documentary" 
and  
"Soundtrack of the Year Award" 
GV4 Soundtrack Music Producers 
  
Press Release for 2003 Urban Independent Music Awards 
 
 

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The Accolade Competition 2003 (Honoring outstanding craft and creativity in film, video, television and commercials) Congratulations. You've won an Accolade! GRAFFITI VERITE' 5: The Sacred  Elements of Hip-Hop (Executive Produced and Directed by Bob Bryan) * Award of Excellence: A03 - Arts / Cultural  
 
 
 
 
 
 

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CVEA Interview - Art in a Can - The Artistry of Paco Rosic 

It would be right that “Once Upon A Time In Mexico” would be on the big screen at Paco Rosic’s when I stop by for the interview. Antonio Banderas and Johnny Depp are idols of the artist-in-residence along with rapper Eminem.
In the living room a painting of Depp catches my eye.

The canvas is filled with warm rust-related colors and shaded with black and the appearance of brush strokes, all created with a spray paint can. (continued)
Master Book of New York Subway Art
 

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IMPRESSIONS MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS Cover Photo by Bob Bryan, copywrite Bob Bryan, Bryan World Productions, LLC. Interview with BOB MARLEY of the Wailers   Publisher Bob Bryan's "back in the day" interview with Bob Marley Page 2, Page 3 Special Note Bob has agreed to release this Classic Interview with Bob Marley from his archives, exclusively on the GraffitiVerite.com website only. The copyrights to all images and Interviews belong solely to Mr. Bryan and may not be duplicated, linked or published without prior written permission of Mr. Bryan. I met Bob Marley at a Dance Hall Recital in NYC.  We  agreed to meet to do an interview for my  New Magazine IMPRESSIONS MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS. Bob Marley indicated that he hated  doing interviews, because "they" were always quoting him "out of context" and leaving out important points that were important to him. I promised him that if he agreed to do the interview, I would print it exactly like we conducted it, without leaving anything out. I would have agreed to anything because this was a hugely significant interview for the fresh  New Magazine Publisher. (In fact I agreed to not only  put him on the front cover, but also to put him on the back cover of the magazine-which I subsequently did.) *** I rendezvoused with  Bob at his suite in a hotel in downtown Manhattan.  I noticed that he had a huge BMW parked downstairs. *** One of the first questions I asked before the official interview started was "What's up with the BMW?"  Bob Marley's smiled and generously responded, "What do ya mean Mon?" "I mean, you got this really expensive luxury car downstairs; don't you think  thats a little incompatable  with your down-to-earth image?"  Bob leaned forward, smiled broadly and replied, "Think about it Mon, BMW,  Bob Marley and the Wailers." That irony struck me as hilariously funny ,and I accepted it as totally clear and perfect explanation as Bob Marley and the cub reporter (me) shared our first of many monster laughs together  that memorable NYC summer afternoon. *** After that great moment, I offered Bob Marley a small token of my respect and admiration.. He looked at my token gift and said, "What is that Mon?" "It's a gift, "  I replied. "Put that t'ing away Mon, this  is how we do it." After sprinkling and rolling a newspaper into the longest phatest  tube I've ever seen, we began to relax and settle in. After sharing what Bob  called a "Spliff,"  I was so far gone I couldn't  remember  my own name, never you mind conduct an lucid professional interview with the Great Bob Marley.  My mind was a total blank! *** Nevertheless being a professional, I pressed on and thanks to my trusty tape recorder, I was able to have a record of the "Interview."  Later when I played it back for himself, I couldn't understand the thick Patois (accent) of Bob. Strangely  enough, I couldn't  understand myself  either!! I seemed to have dropped into the same Jamaican Patois as him . It really is an amazing piece of tape!! *** The ultimate solution was to have someone  familar with the dialect, translate it. I  hired the services of some sympathetic Jamaican's, who lived in Brooklyn, NYC.  What follows is my strange interview with the irrepressible Bob Marley of the Wailers." (bottom right page)  -Bob Bryan, Publisher/Cub Reporter

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EXCLUSIVE!!! Historical In-depth Interview with the "The Godfather of Black Cinema" Director/Writer/Producer/Actor Melvin Van Peeples Page One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine IMPRESSIONS MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS Cover Photo by Bob Bryan, copywrite Bob Bryan, Bryan World Productions, LLC. Special Note Bob has agreed to release this Classic Interview with Melvin Van Peebles  from his archives, exclusively on  GraffitiVerite.com website. The copyrights to all images and interviews belong solely to Mr. Bryan and may not be duplicated, linked or published without prior written permission of Mr. Bryan.
 
 

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The New China Project is a weekly TV show created, executive produced and directed By Bob Bryan.  Beginning in the Summer of 2004, Executive Producer Bob Bryan, Bryan World Productions, LLC and his professional TV production team, in cooperation with the Chinese Government  will begin location production shooting of THE NEW CHINA PROJECT (T.N.C.P.) series, in Beijing China. Mr. Bryan will serve as executive producer and director of the Project.  Shot entirely on location in China, T.N.C.P. is envisioned as a serial expose’ exploring the contemporary China.  Mr. Bryan will be responsible for all production. In addition Mr. Bryan will make all arrangements concerning  distribution of  T.N.C.P. in the USA and the world. T.N.C.P will be telecast to a worldwide audience including China, Asia, Europe, Canada, Central and South America, Africa, The Middle East and the USA. For more infomation on distribution licensing arrangements or sponsorship  participation, please contact Bob at 323/856-9256.

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From Zoot Suit to Hip Hop Video and Discussion Series 

Free and Open to the Public! 

Saturdays, August 28,  2004, 11 a.m. at the Southern California Library, 6120 S. Vermont Avenue

Next in our series: Beyond the Screams, a Latino hard core punk documentary, and Bob Bryan's Graffiti Verite, a documentary that explores the electic world of hip hop and the urban graffiti artist.

Moderator: Ralph Armbruster, Chicano Studies, UC Santa Barbara.  A discussion will follow each film, and special guests will be in attendance.

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Break-Dancers Perform For The Pope, Get His Blessing

VATICAN CITY --January 26, 2004 --In an unusual spectacle at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II presided Sunday over a performance of break-dancers who leaped, flipped and spun their bodies to beats from a tinny boom box.(Continued) 
 
 
 
 

 

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Hollywood Black Film Festival
SUNDAY, June 27, 2004
12:00 - 1:30 pm
The World of Documentary Filmmaking
PANELIST NAMES:
Bob Bryan - Director/Producer "Graffiti Verite Series" 
Lillian Benson -“All Our Sons”, “Eyes on the Prize” 
Rapfael Bey -Co-CEO/Director, JPI Digital 
S. Pearl Sharp -“The Healing Passage -Voices from the Water” ;
Donna Guillaume -“Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives” 
 

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Graffiti Verite'
will be the Official Selection of the
The Vancouver International Hip Hop Film Festival
September 1 - 5th  2004

The Vancouver International Hip Hop Film Festival. Bringing you the dopest films and artists from around the world. The VIHF is more than a film festival, experience the four elements of Hip-Hop as this cities best Dj's, Mc's, B Girl's & Boy's, and Writers from around the world. Hip-Hop is larger than musical genre, it's a way of life.
 

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Filmmaker Bob Bryan has recently completed work with J-Lo (Jennifer Lopez) and working with Dick Clark (Dick Clark Productions) for ABC's "Bloopers.")

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The Wave Magazine Article "Hip-Hop High School" (Page 7) interview with Bob Bryan

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Program Diary of Radio Interview with Bob Bryan in Houston,Texas

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Filmmaker Bob Bryan has just completed work on the "Seinfeld" DVD (shot with the Sony HD 9000), due out in late 2004.

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GRAFFITI VERITE' is an Official Selection Film to be screening at the 

The Festival takes place in Greensboro, North Carolina October 16- 18, 2003- Joseph A. Wilkerson 3 (Festival Director)
Graffiti Verite': October 16, 2003 (THURSDAY @ 8:05pm)
Genre: Documentary Feature
Running Time: 45 minutes
Director: Bob Bryan

" The long and troubled history of graf in LA is the subject of a the documentary Graffiti Verite'. Captured in close-up by director/cameraman BOB BRYAN, this urban documentary goes underground to the alleys, walls, streets, and galleries via interviews and commentary by 24 aerosol artists who know what's up in LA. Despite the fact that Southern California  has become one of the most dangerous areas in America for bombers to practice their art, these guys and girls show no fear or remorse, they're addicted to the spray! "
 

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Athens 5th International Festival of Film and New Media

Filmmaker Bob Bryan has just been informed that his documentary film GRAFFITI VERITE' has been Officially Selected to be presented at:
e-phos 2003 Athens' Adventures of Digital Reaction

e-phos is an annual large scale festival dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of digital arts and creative technology. Organized by the Athens-based non profit cultural organization ALAS, festival e-phos is an interdisciplinary happening that aims to support a creative exchange of ex-periences and contacts in the sphere of digital creation and to develop the public's understanding and appreciation of a new audiovisual language that emerges through the fusion of different mediums and genres.
 September 26th-October 1, 2003 in the City of ARGYROUPOLIS, Athens, GREECE

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Filmmaker Bob Bryan just inked a deal that sends GV3 on the road with the...  2 0 0 3     LOLLAPALOOZA  TOUR !

GV3 / Music Clips will play on the main stage and longer clips on the front of the house screens.

Lollapalooza 2003 ready to take off!

Legendary multi-artists tour kicks off July 5th.

All dates confirmed.

Second stage bands announced. Headlining are: Jane’s Addiction, Audio Slave, Incubus, Queen of the Stone Age, Jurassic Five, The Donnas, A Perfect Circle and more....

The tour begins on July 5, 2003 in Indianapolis at the Verizon Wireless Music Center located in Noblesville, Indiana.
 

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Press Release:...July 7, 2003, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Filmmaker Bob Bryan just recently returned to Los Angeles after participating at the Metro High School, 5 day Hip-Hop Summer Workshop. While in Cedar Rapids, Iowa  Bob completed production on 
GV5: The Sacred Elements of Hip-Hop.
The Gazette Article (Part One), Part Two.

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Press Release: ...:: June 17, 2003 The deadCenter Film Festival is invading downtown Oklahoma! deadCENTER events kick off with a special
presentation Thursday, June 19th  of "A Decade Under the Influence". On Saturday, June 21, 2003 (4pm) there will be a special screening of GV4, a new film by award-winning filmmaker Bob Bryan.

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Press Release: Saturday, April 19,2003: Rutgers University Student Community of Hip-Hop (RUSCH) Hip-Hop Conference: 
The Rutgers University Student Community of Hip-Hop (RUSCH) in conjunction with  Exit9HipHop.com will be holding it's Third Annual
Hip-Hop Conference ("The State of Hip-Hop") on Saturday, April 19, 2003 at the Cook Campus Center on the Rutgers University - New Brunswick Campus (located 40-45 minutes away in central New Jersey from Philadelphia and New York City) from 1:00 - 9:00 pm.
GV4 is scheduled to screen at Cook Campus Center. 

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How can I purchase the Graffiti Verite' Video Series directly? 

What is CCNow ?

Graffiti Verite' Media Reviews & Articles

Can I purchase the Graffiti Verite' Video series On-line?

Wholesale Price Info ?

More Reviews and Articles on the Graffiti Verite' Documentary Series...

Boston University Journalism Student (Joanna Franco)  paper on Graffiti

Notes from the Graffiti Underground !! (Comments and Critiques)

 

San Francisco State University Essays on "Graffiti Art vs Vandalism"

Press Release: Announcing completion of Discovery Health Spots

1994 World Cup Press Release  (Page 1, Page 2)

Rap Pages Review of Graffiti Verite'

GV4 Movie Reviews

Graffiti Verite' International Graffiti Art Tours

Archive of GV Documentary Media Interactions

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Graffiti Verite' has been accepted into the Hip Hop Film Festival.
The Hip Hop Film Fest was created to expose vital visual documents from da undaground...

No longer a mere genre of urban music, Hip Hop is a near  universal cultural force with far reaching global influence on fashion, art, language and politics. When 70,000 strong took to the streets of New York in June 2002, one could see the power of Hip Hop in action. The organizers of The Hip Hop Film Fest are on a mission to spread the wild styles and core messages of the Hip Hop nation far and wide.

The films we are featuring in the fest are chosen to take us on a journey beyond da boring bling-bling and enter the darkness, taste the realities and offer knowledge not found on da tube. These films come from seekers  exploring the true nature of what Hip Hop means and it's relationship with the world today. They depict the tales of a global Hip Hop movement, a style, a consciousness and a vibrant musical and artistic reaction to life as we know it today...

Article on the Hip Hop Festival: Hip-Hops Full Spectrum gets airing at Film Festival

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Boston University Journalism Student (Joanna Franco)  paper on Graffiti
January 12, 2001 Press Release: Announcing completion of Discovery Health Spots
Notes from the Graffiti Underground !! (Comments and Critiques)
1994 World Cup Press Release  (Page 1, Page 2)
San Francisco State University Essays on "Graffiti Art vs Vandalism"
How can I directly purchase Graffiti Verite, GV2, GV3 & GV4?
Who distributes the Graffiti Verite' Video series On-line?

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Bob Bryan has completed the latest addition to his Multi-Award Winning Documentary Video Series GV4. GV4 is the Ultimate Primer / Tutorial  and step-by step program on creation of Aerosol Art on both walls and Canvas. In GV4, SANO, the two-time winner of the International Graffiti Art Competition,  pulls you into the underground Art form by showing you the concepts, aesthetics and style needed to complete a perfect Semi Wild Style Masterpiece.  In addition, SANO also demonstrates the special techniques necessary to painting Aerosol Art on Canvas.  GV4 is a  "Must have Video"  for Art Instructors, Students, Libraries, Educational Institutions and Writers....  PRESS RELEASE

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Indie Filmmaker Bob Bryan was tapped to shoot footage on Vin Diesel's urban spy thriller XXX. "Triple X is basically a kind of James Bond meets X games. It's like a spy movie with the sensibilities of the X games," says Producer Neal Moritz. Triple X  is targeted for a August 9th  2002 release.
 

Vin Diesels' (Fast and the Furious, Pitch Black, Saving Private Ryan, Boiler Room) character Xander Cage is a former extreme sports athlete with no fear and a bad attitude.  The US government has coerced him into service to gather information about a plot to destroy the world. Budgeted at $50 million Triple X is produced by Joe Roth's Revolution Studios and released 
by Sony Pictures.

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Bob has recently completed  the first of a three- part "Graffiti Verite' Graffiti Art Tour,"  in Los Angeles, CA.  The tour participants (Art Students) attend  three of Japan's most prestigious Art Universities. 

These talented Art Students  have come to Los Angeles CA to visit some of the impressive spots that have been made infamous by LA's greatest Graffiti Artists. 

Administered and guided by Filmmaker Bob, this years
tour is accompanied  by Graf Greats  Cre8 and Sano. The Tour began at the Belmont Tunnels, visited various spots in mid city and ended up at the Venice Pit in Santa Monica.  Part 2 & 3 of the tour will take place later this month.

Photos of  Part Two " Graffiti Verite' Graffiti Art Tour" (Los Angeles)
Photos of  Part Three "Graffiti Verite' Graffiti Art Tour" (Los Angeles)

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Great News! Bob Bryan (filmmaker) has been selected by "The Jenny Jones Show"  to be profiled on the show (Segment 3).  Bob is one of seven (7) filmmakers who were selected by the show's producer's for having created a cutting edge film, or eclectic documentary, that has changed the way we view our lives, or the chosen subject. The  producer and camera film crew flew out to Los Angeles, California to put "Hollywood Bob" on camera ( pic 1, pic 2, pic 3 ). The Graffiti Verite' Documentary Video Series was chosen, as one of those important films that will be highlighted and exerpted on the show.   TV Guide should also have a profile of the show prior to it's airing.

The title of the show is:

"Inside The World Of Street Gangs, Wrestling And Underground DJ's: Documentary Filmmakers Tell True Life Stories"
On the next JENNY JONES, take a look at some of the hottest, up and coming documentary filmmakers and films. Included in the show are documentaries about Cheerleaders: The Truth Behind The Myth, Graffiti Verite',  the eclectic world of Graffiti Art (Segment 3), Scratch, which explores the world of the hip hop DJ and last but not least, The Back Yard which documents the ever-growing unofficial sport of backyard wrestling.
The show airs in Los Angeles on Friday, June 7th 2002 (KCOP).  Check your local listing or The Jenny Jones Show Website.

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BRYAN WORLD PRODUCTIONS SPEAKERS BUREAU.....Los Angeles, California, USA
Interested in having Bob Bryan become a guest speaker at your University? 
Please contact Loida Mariano to make arrangements.  Mr. Bryan will also present his award winning documentary Graffiti Verite',
GV2 or GV3 as part of his Speaker Series presentation.
For more information:  Bryan World Productions, LLC., PO Box 74033, Los Angeles CA 90004, 323/856-9256

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Tuesday, May 28,2002 ...... Filmmaker Bob Bryan was the featured speaker at the Vermont Square Branch Library in Los Angeles.  Preceeding the speech , Bob's multi-award winning Documentary Graffiti Verite' was screened. This program was made
possible through the generosity of The Ahmanson Foundation.  Additional support from the Seaver Institute, The Council of the Library Foundation, and the Capital Group Companies, Inc.  Special thanks to Coca-Cola North America.

Bob was again invited to screen Graffiti Verite' on September 5, 2002 and to speak on the state of Graffiti Art. Junipero Serra Branch Library at 4607 S. Main Street in Los Angeles, CAJune 7, 2002, Los Angeles, CA.....
 

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ANNOUNCING  " THE SUMMER 2001  JAPAN GRAFFITI VERITE' ART TOUR  "  (Documentary Screenings: Graffiti Verite', GV2 or GV3) , Keynote Speakers: Director Bob Bryan and Graffiti Artist (s), panel discussions, Spray Can Art Demonstrations and hands-on Spray Can Art workshops). Stay tuned for more information on the tour  schedule which will begin June 2001. Contact Loida Mariano at 323/860-9845 (Tel. No.),  323/856-0855 (Fax No.) or email bryworld@aol.com to arrange a tour visit  to your school, university or organization.

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Graffiti Verite' 3 : A Voyage into the Iconography of Graffiti Art has been declared the" Audience Choice Winner "  in this years  Texas A & M 2001 Film Festival in the category of Documentary . The Texas Film Festival began in 1993 to promote films as an artistic medium focusing on educating students and future filmmakers. The Festival highlights Independent minority and student filmmakers.

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Director / Producer / Writer / Director of Photographer Bob Bryan has been very busy the past few months editing 20