I have to admit that I had no idea what to expect, when I first placed GV7 Random Urban Statics. However what I found was a film that highlighted all the characteristics of me. Long before I ever ventured into the world of film and journalism, I was a hip hop artist and poet, and of course I still am. It was indeed my frustrations with the Las Vegas’ media’s lack of interest and support of local artists that propelled me towards becoming a journalist.
GV7 does an excellent job of illustrating how and why poets do what they do. I especially like the idea of highlighting the various types of poetry, and discussing what I myself have found, some poems are for song, some are for the page, and the some are for both. As a rapper first poet second, I loved the that hip hop was a highlight of the film.
It is very hard to string the intricate details of a creative process and the masterminds behind it into a complelling linear story line. Filmmaker Bob Bryan did that flawlessly. By using the verite style of story telling he allowed the poets thmeselves to explain all the viewer needed to know. With this being my first introduction to GV series I am very excited and motivated to inquire into the prior 6 installments, and I am hoping to leverage this review into an interview with the film maker and the poets who make GV7 such a wonderful piece.
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