Inspired in part by Wattstax (1973), this documentary celebrates a hip-hop concert in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, organized by controversial comedian Dave Chappelle. The film follows him as he recruits an audience from his home in Yellow Springs, Ohio, through the 2004 concert, and concludes with the miraculous reuniting of the Fugees. Gondry was motivated to do the verité-style project by the comic’s ambition “to create a moment that will remain in history.” Also featuring Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Dead Prez, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, the Roots, Cody ChesnuTT, and Big Daddy Kane. 2006, U.S., color, 35mm, 102 minutes.
