AFRICAN UNDERGROUND: DEMOCRACY IN DAKAR
Directed by Ben Herson, Chris Moore, and Magee McIlvaine
African Underground: Democracy in Dakar explores the transformative role of hip-hop on politics in Senegal. Looking at the 2007 presidential elections through the eyes of hip-hop artists around Dakar, Senegal’s capital, the film mixes interviews, freestyle performances, and commentary from journalists, artists, and politicians. In a society on the brink of democratic change, hip-hop artists are among the few groups unafraid to speak out.
