In Rize (2005), the explosive dance phenomenon of Clowning and Krumping in South Central, Los Angeles, is explored in a groundbreaking documentary. This revolutionary art form, stemming from African ...

At the start of the stunning, explosively moving new documentary Rize, a few lines of text appear onscreen. The raw film shot for this movie, we are informed, “has not been sped up in any way.” Soon, ...

“Rize” is one of those rare documentaries that captures a cultural phenomenon before it is co-opted by the mainstream and turned into something that can be sold to the bland middle class. In this case ...