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Shake the Dust

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Shake the Dust

2014

1h 24m

Documentary

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Break dancers from third world communities become linked through their passion for hip-hop culture.

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Aramide Tinubu

Shadow and Act

Shake the Dust paints an inspiring portrait of b-boys and b-girls from Uganda, Colombia, Cambodia and Yemen.

Apr 12, 2017

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

For the most part "Shake the Dust" is a passably engaging ode to joy, the kind that feels special because it's hard-earned and communal, and it displaces adversity, however briefly.

May 14, 2015

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Leor Galil

Chicago Reader

About a third of the movie is over before he gets past the dancing footage and vague references to social turmoil in each country, though the dancers he interviews compensate for the jarring shifts in location and the general lack of narrative flow.

Apr 16, 2015

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Kathy Fennessy

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

I enjoyed the music and dance in Shake the Dust, but it's rarely as insightful or as instructive as it could've been.

Aug 22, 2017

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Mallory Andrews

Movie Mezzanine

...despite its structural problems, Shake the Dust is at times stunning to look at.

Rated: 3/4

May 22, 2015

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Perry Simpson

Under the Radar

The film's ultimate beauty lies ... in highlighting the shared cultural experiences of these disparate youth through hip-hop.

Rated: 6.5/10

May 21, 2015

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Adam Sjoberg

Director

Karim Lokwa

Narrator

James Andrew Felts

Producer

David Jacobson

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Matthew Shreder

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Synopsis

Break dancers from third world communities become linked through their passion for hip-hop culture.

Director: Adam Sjoberg
Producer: James Andrew Felts, David Jacobson, Matthew Shreder
Production Co: Dave Stewart Entertainment
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 15, 2015
Runtime: 1h 24m

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