Hip Hop Grannies

Hip Hop Grannies, is a short quirky documentary that looks at the elderly residents of Beijing participating in hip hop. The concept of the documentary is different enough to grab the audience's attention instantly.

The film cuts from their lifestyle at home, to the sessions in which they attend. A lot of dialogue is used throughout the piece that fills the audience with information about why they do it.

Dialogue runs over the imagery of them performing, as well as on the interviewee themselves. This technique keeps the audience entertained and it allows you to cut back to the interviewee when they say something of importance - it makes the audience focus more on what they've said.

This fun and quirky look at the elderly performing hip hop, is one influence for our Morris documentary. We aim to look behind the dance and why they do it, what drives them to perform and explore the community behind the stereotypical tradition.

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