Film: NUMBER ONE
WITH A BULLET – Philadelphia Premiere USA
2009, 101mins
Featuring:
Ice Cube, Fat Joe, The Last Mr.
BIGG and many other talented and charismatic rap-stars who have all
survived the
deadly impact of a bullet.
Synopsis: While hip hop has
greatly influenced the
behavior and culture of young, urban Black America, the violence
perpetrated in
some of its lyrics is just as sociopathic and horrifying as the plot of
any
slasher film, old-time Western or action packed espionage
thriller…and therein
lies the debate. Are the rappers to
blame for being irresponsible? Are
the record labels who sign and promote this talent to blame for the
content? Is society to blame?
Renowned poet Nikki Giovanni and the
original gangsta rap financier Jerry Heller both provide honest
perspectives. Hip hop pioneers
KRS-One, Ice Cube and B-Real put into context the biggest influence of all
–
POVERTY. The poverty that inspired
NWA in Compton is the same that inspired Mobb
Deep in Brooklyn and that brings this story full circle back to
Philadelphia as the Temple
University Hospital Trauma Unit takes center stage.
This is not just a tale about rappers
talking about being shot – this documentary examines the inertia
that,
tragically, perpetuates the deadly cycle. – Nicole Ross
Director: Jim Dziura. Jim
Dziura’s Filmography: Whiskey on a
Sunday (2006)
Cast: Young Buck, Ice Cube,
Mos Def, KRS-One,
Obie Trice, Prodigy, Damon Dash, Fat Joe, Jerry Heller, Nikki Giovanni, 40
Glocc, The Last Mr. BIGG, Louis Freese
Screenwriter: Jim Dziura,
Joshua Krause Producer: Joshua Krause
Cinematographer: Jeff
Bollman
Editors: Jim Dziura, Farah
Khalid
Print
Source: QD3 Entertainment
NUMBER ONE
WITH A BULLET
Screening
Date: Thursday April 2nd 2009
Screening
Time: 4:45pm TRT: 101mins
Venue: The Prince Music
Theater Main Stage, 1412 Chestnut St. Philadelphia
Panel
Discussion: The Prince Music Theater Black
Box 2nd Floor 6:45pm – 7:30pm Immediately Following the
screening
Light
refreshments provided by Pita Pit | Cash Bar
Confirmed
Guests (as of Friday March
13th):
Scott P. Charles, Trauma Outreach Coordinator-Temple
University Hospital
Dr. Lamont McKim
CEO &
Founder -Sankofa Academy Charter School
FADE TO
BLACK:
Pressure
Cooker
American Violet
Cuttin' Da Mustard
Mississippi Damned
Number One With A Bullet
Phantom Punch
Sugar
Taking
Root
Tyson
Youssou Ndour
The 2009 Philadelphia Film Festival FADE TO BLACK:
Perspecives in Black Cinema…screen & celebrate the richness and
depth of
Black Cinema in the 21st Century
Presented by:
The Philadelphia Film Festival/ CineFest
2009
Produced by: TLA Entertainment Group