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Shake the Dust

Play trailer Poster for Shake the Dust 2014,  1h 24m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 83% Popcornmeter
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Breakdancers from third world communities become linked through their passion for hip-hop culture.

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Aramide Tinubu Shadow and Act Apr 12, 2017
Shake the Dust paints an inspiring portrait of b-boys and b-girls from Uganda, Colombia, Cambodia and Yemen. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times May 14, 2015
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. Go to Full Review
Leor Galil Chicago Reader Apr 16, 2015
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. Go to Full Review
Kathy Fennessy The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 22, 2017
I enjoyed the music and dance in Shake the Dust, but it's rarely as insightful or as instructive as it could've been. Go to Full Review
Mallory Andrews Movie Mezzanine May 22, 2015
3/4
...despite its structural problems, Shake the Dust is at times stunning to look at. Go to Full Review
Perry Simpson Under the Radar May 21, 2015
6.5/10
The film's ultimate beauty lies ... in highlighting the shared cultural experiences of these disparate youth through hip-hop. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Adam Sjoberg

Director

Karim Lokwa

Narrator

James Andrew Felts

Producer

David Jacobson

Producer

Matthew Shreder

Producer

Nas

Executive Producer

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Shake the Dust

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Movie Info

Synopsis Breakdancers 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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