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The Beat (2003 film)

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The Beat
The Beat official DVD cover.
Directed byBrandon Sonnier[1]
Written byBrandon Sonnier
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGraham Futerfas
Edited byJohn Randle
Music by
Production
companies
  • Symbolic Entertainment
  • Tripped Out Productions
Distributed byAllumination FilmWork LLC
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Beat is a 2003 American drama film written and directed by Brandon Sonnier and was screened at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.[1] At 20 years of age, Sonnier was the youngest director to have a feature film debut at the Sundance Film Festival. The previous record was held by Robert Rodriguez for El Mariachi. With limited release on Showtime, Black STARZ, and Encore in 2005, the film became an underground hip hop cult-classic, supported by a cast of internationally recognized rap artists such as Chino XL, Tak (Styles of Beyond) and Coolio, as well as Def Poetry Jam's Steve Connell. The film's star, Rahman Jamaal also wrote and produced the film's hip hop soundtrack.

Plot

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Philip Randall Bernard a.k.a. "Flip" (Rahman Jamaal) is faced with the decision to join the police force, or attempt to live his dream of becoming a Hip Hop/spoken word artist. The film shows both of Flip's possible futures.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b Harvey, Dennis (28 January 2003). "The Beat". Variety.
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