theaterFREEBronx Week Screening: Beat Street (1984)
Fri, May 15 · 3:00 PM
NYPL Hunts Point Branch · Longwood
This event will take place in person at Hunts Point Library. As we close out Bronx week join us for a screening of Beat Street(1984). Set in the Bronx, this dance drama film that follows the lives of a pair of brothers and their group of friends, all of whom are devoted to various elements of early hip hop culture, including breakdancing, DJing and graffiti. Watch as a group of Bronx teens in the early years of hip-hop attempt to break into show business. Cast: Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis, Jon Chardiet, Leon W. Grant, Saundra Santiago Director(s): Stan Lathan Rating: PG Runtime: 1h 45min No registration required. As space allows. [[{"fid":"394385","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":" A young black girl is in the foreground smiling and a group of young black men are stand in the background. ","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"link_text":null,"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default","alignment":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":" A young black girl is in the foreground smiling and a group of young black men are stand in the background. ","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"attributes":{"alt":" A young black girl is in the foreground smiling and a group of young black men are stand in the background. ","height":1000,"width":693,"class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"1"}}]]
