Virgil Abloh is one of the most recognizable names in fashion today. His story is legend by now: he worked with Kanye, started Off-White, and ascended to Louis Vuitton. So how did he get here? How did he create a…
Kid Cudi: How a Misfit from Cleveland Impacted Hip Hop
“All I wanted to do was help kids not feel alone, and stop committing suicide,” says Cudi at the end of this new short documentary from filmmaker Jake Zeeman. From Zeeman: “Over the past decade, Kid Cudi has changed the…
‘WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?’: Doc Shows Nina Simone in Her Time and Place
By Gregory Crofton Director Liz Garbus (There’s Something Wrong With Aunt Diane, Bobby Fischer Against the World) knows how to make an entertaining documentary, especially when subject matter gets dark and pushes into the world of mental illness. …
‘In My Father’s House’ Wraps an Absentee Father in a Layer of Hip-Hop
By Gregory Crofton The Hip-Hop artist Che “Rhymefest” Smith bounded down onto the floor of the movie theater and told the projectionist to turn it up. The music playing over the end credits of the film got louder. Mic in…