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A founding member of Wu Tang Clan and one of hip hop's most explosive characters, ODB was a showman, a stage crasher, a comedian, a father, a husband, a literal hero. He was also flawed. ODB struggled with addiction, had real run-ins with the law and grappled with mental health issues. But he was in no way, as the media often portrayed him, a caricature. A new podcast, hosted by photographer and filmmaker Khalik Allah, seeks to strip away the bombastic persona and paint a more nuanced profile of the man. Over eight episodes, “ODB: A Son Unique“ unpacks the origins and impact of Ol' Dirty Bastard, his own influences — not the least of which was the Five-Percent Nation, an offshoot of the Nation of Islam — his style and the indelible mark he left on hip hop through interviews with the people closest to him. Allah joins us to discuss his legacy. Brooklyn news and views you can use: bkmag.com Email: hello@bkmag.com Follow along on Facebook: Brooklyn Magazine Twitter: @brooklynmag Instagram: @brooklynmagazine Follow Brian Braiker on Twitter: @slarkpope
ODB died of an accidental drug overdose two days before his 36th birthday. Over the course of his short life, Dirty took on many names – Russell Jones, Ason Unique, Old Dirty Bastard, Osirius – each of them capturing a different facet of his personality. Khalik explores how Ol' Dirty is remembered by the people who loved him, and why his art has endured so powerfully in the culture. ODB: A Son Unique is produced by Novel and Talkhouse for USG Audio For more from Novel visit novel.audioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Against a backdrop of continued police harassment, random attacks and memorials to gunned down rappers, ODB's paranoia goes into overdrive. To save himself, Ol' Dirty tries to rebrand by returning to the principles of the black freedom struggle and by changing his name to Osirus. But it's too late. ODB seems to be a marked man. ODB: A Son Unique is produced by Novel and Talkhouse for USG Audio For more from Novel visit novel.audioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
For ODB, what began as a stint in rehab becomes a three and a half year ordeal stuck in the criminal justice system. A lifetime of unchecked mental health issues, police harassment, media exploitation and substance abuse compounds into a full-blown crisis. So when he is finally released from prison, and an exciting record deal with Rocafella Records awaits, can Dirty move past the deep scars incarceration has left and return to form as the inimitable rapper he once was? ODB: A Son Unique is produced by Novel and Talkhouse for USG Audio For more from Novel visit novel.audioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
ODB scandalizes the nation by riding in a limo to collect a welfare check with an MTV camera crew in tow. His stunts make him a hero to the marginalized and opens doors to pop superstardom as Mariah Carey comes knocking. But as Dirty's fame increases, the police begin targeting ODB and his brothers in the Wu-Tang Clan. ODB: A Son Unique is produced by Novel and Talkhouse for USG Audio For more from Novel visit novel.audioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
With his record label trying to tame his wild antics, ODB has a fight on his hands to stay true to himself. Against the odds, Dirty's struggle for artistic freedom leads him to produce one of the most iconic album covers in rap history. ODB: A Son Unique is produced by Novel and Talkhouse for USG Audio For more from Novel visit novel.audioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
With the Wu-Tang flying high, Dirty turns his attention to his solo career, producing a hip hop classic in the most unconventional way. To succeed Dirty needs to build the perfect team and stay away from fame's temptations. Khalik takes us inside the making of ODB's legendary debut solo album, a story of ups and downs, wild studio antics and bust ups with Dirty's label. ODB: A Son Unique is produced by Novel and Talkhouse for USG Audio For more from Novel visit novel.audioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
When ODB storms the stage at the 1998 Grammys, he cements his reputation as a nationally infamous prankster. Our host, photographer Khalik Allah takes us on a journey to meet the real ODB – the deeper, more complicated and misunderstood man behind the joker that the mainstream media portrayed. Please note that this episode contains racist language that some may find disturbing. ODB: A Son Unique is produced by Novel and Talkhouse for USG Audio For more from Novel visit novel.audioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
1970s New York is the playground that makes ODB into one of the most memorable rappers of his generation. Khalik explores how Dirty's musical family, the emergence of hip hop and the bold black spirituality of the Five-Percent Nation inspires ODB's musical beginnings and the Wu-Tang's rise to world domination. ODB: A Son Unique is produced by Novel and Talkhouse for USG Audio For more from Novel visit novel.audioSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Hola Gerardo aquí en otro nano episodio; La selección de esta semana es Antonyms of Beauty, un cortometraje de 27 minutos del 2013 escrito y dirigido por Khalik Allah. Plot: Khalik utiliza fotografía y video para crear un retrato de un hombre sin hogar con enfermedad mental llamado Frenchie. Espero que lo disfruten ;) Información adicional del podcast: Enlace del website official de Filmic Notion Podcast: https://filmicnotionpod.com/ Enlace a nuestra página de Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fnpod
On this episode of MAS I discuss the Khalik Allah's 2015 documentary Field Niggas with author David Simmons. We talk about depictions of street people in film & media, Harlem, Baltimore, David's novel (Ghosts Of East Baltimore), and being an "outsider voice" in the creative business.
Technecast is hosting the Invitations Series: four conversations by Judah Attille, Therese Henningsen, Mark Aerial Waller and Astrid Korporaal. Each episode is based on a research encounter with a creative practitioner connected to the field of sound & moving image. Together, the episodes question the relationships between audience, screen, maker & subject. This final episode features Therese Henningsen and Juliette Joffé, reflecting on the ongoing curatorial project Strangers Within and the notion of 'documentary as encounter' in their own films Next Year We Will Leave (2021) and Slow Delay (2018). The two films will be publicly shown for the Strangers Within anthology launch and film programme at Whitechapel Gallery in June 2022 in collaboration with Prototype. Contributors to the Strangers Within anthology and film programme are: Khalik Allah, Ruth Beckermann, Jon Bang Carlsen, Adam Christensen, Annie Ernaux, Gareth Evans, Xiaolu Guo, Therese Henningsen, Marc Isaacs, Juliette Joffé, David MacDougall, Laura Rascaroli, Bruno de Wachter, Yuya Yokota, Andrea Luka Zimmerman Strangers Within addresses convergences between encounter, hospitality and autobiography in documentary filmmaking. It engages with the risks of encounter, unsettling assumed distinctions between host and guest; stranger and friend; self and other; documentarian and protagonist. By challenging commonly held assumptions around the division between director and subject in the documentary encounter, it unsettles the filmmaker's presumed control over those she films. By staying with the difficulty of such encounters the camera can keep us open to risks that may otherwise be avoided or ignored: seeing oneself in strangers or becoming a stranger to oneself. Links for reading: Towards A Transpersonal I by Annie Ernaux [https://www.annie-ernaux.org/texts/vers-un-je-transpersonnel-2/] Suite for Barbara Loden by Nathalie Léger [http://dorothyproject.com/book/suite-for-barbara-loden/] , excerpt here [https://www.theparisreview.org/letters-essays/6820/barbara-wanda-nathalie-leger] Doing Psychoanalysis in Tehran by Gohar Homayounpour [https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/doing-psychoanalysis-tehran] * Therese Henningsen is a filmmaker and programmer based in London. Her filmmaking often takes shape through the encounter with the person(s) filmed and the direction this may take. Her films have been shown at Whitechapel Gallery, Chisenhale Gallery, Whitstable Biennale, Close-Up Cinema, SMK Statens Museum for Kunst, among others. She is a member of the two film collectives Sharna Pax and Terrassen, both engaging with the social life of film. She collaborates on ongoing film and research projects with artists and filmmakers Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Sidsel Meineche Hansen and Juliette Joffé. Therese came to filmmaking through anthropology and holds an MA in Visual Anthropology from Goldsmiths College. She is currently working on a practice-led PhD in Media Arts at Royal Holloway University, and teaches on the MA Documentary and Ethnographic Film at UCL. * Juliette Joffé is a filmmaker based in Brussels. Her films have been shown in festivals such as Visions Du Réel Nyon , FIDMarseille, Open City Documentary Film Festival, Astra Film Festival among others. Her first film Maybe Darkness was awarded a Wildcard For Best Documentary by The Flemish Film Board allowing her to direct The Hero With A Thousand Faces which won Best Short Film Film at Mostra Internazionale Di Cinema Di Genova. She has recently finished the mid-length essay film Next year, we will leave. She runs the documentary course in Brussels- based art school Preparts. As part of her programming practice, she was invited to introduce the work of Belgian filmmaker Olivier Smolders at Open City Documentary Film Festival 2017. * Image Credit: Still from Slow Delay, Therese Henningsen (2018)
In this episode of the True/False Podcast: a conversation from last year's festival between filmmakers Ursula Liang and Khalik Allah. Both were at True/False to show their latest features. Liang's film Down a Dark Stairwell documents the effects of a police shooting of an unarmed Black man. Allah's film I Walk on Water pushes the boundaries of the filmmakers' relationship with those they document.
Khalik Allah discovered drama on the corner of 125th st and Lexington Ave and turned it into a Street Opera. He practices camera ministry and it’s evident in how visceral and beautiful his films and photos are. His work forces us to see the beauty and humanity of people who have been discarded by society. This Harlem corner served as the foundation for his feature length film, Field Niggas as well as his first photography book “Souls Against Concrete. His award winning films have been seen in festivals, museums and schools around the World and he is a member of Magnum Photos.
Hello and thank you for downloading another episode of The Flixters Podcast! We're back with a packed show for your listening pleasure peeps! This week we discuss Daniel Isn't Real, starring Miles Robbins (son of actor Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon) and Patrick Schwarzenegger, son of you know who! Produced by Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings), the film, a psychological horror, delves into the mind of Luke (Robbins) and his imaginary (or is he?) ‘friend' Daniel (Schwarzenegger). The second movie we discuss is The Rental. Starring Brit actor Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, The Guest). The film is the directorial debut of actor Dave Franco and centre's on two couples' weekend getaway from the city. What starts off as a romantic retreat for the four, it soon turns sinister and macabre. Is it worth a watch? Check out the show to find out! On Anniversary Corner we look back at: Shutter Island, Mozart and the Whale, Requiem for a Dream, Leaving Las Vegas, and Jacob's Ladder. On Hidden Gems we bring you Black Mother (2018), a powerful and thought provoking ode to Jamaica from director Khalik Allah. A visually stunning documentary which utilises voice-overs to out of sync images, the piece is both spiritual and philosophical. Check out the show for more on this. If that wasn't enough for you we've even thrown in new trailers to watch and what you can catch on Blu-Ray/digital download and streaming. And don't forget to listen till the end of the show for a special Flixters prize for one lucky subscriber :) Thank you for supporting us and we hope you enjoy the show!
A Round Table episode with Sam Warner (IG unrecoveringphotographyaddict, www.theunrecoveringphotographyaddict.com) and Mike Padua (IG themikepadua, Twitter @mikepadua, www.shootfilmco.com)! Topics include the mindset of shooting cheap cameras vs. more expensive cameras, choices for our final output goals with photography, how Instagram photos die a quick death and better ways to share our photography in a more impactful way, how Covid has changed our photography plans and goals. Next, Mike Padua talks about how one of his favorite photographers, Khalik Allah, just received the honor of becoming a Magnum Agency Nominee and we discuss how we support our influences, also making zines and scanner resolution. Finally, who has influenced us in photography lately and how those influences effect our personal photography.
Well, Spike Lee pt. 2 is on hold as we decided to give ourselves more time to watch more of his stuff. Meanwhile, we have a fun week of new releases!First we delve into the new Pete Davidson “almost a biopic,” THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND, which co-stars stand-up king Bill Burr, with Judd Apatow at the helm. Then, we go over Judd’s influence on the Hollywood comedy scene over the past 25+ years, as a director and especially as a producer. Seriously, y’all, dude’s got his fingerprints everywhere. It’s impressive.Then, we take a swim in an epic weekend of new music releases, covering FOUR major artists’ new albums: Teyana Taylor’s 77-minute follow-up to the Kanye-produced KTSE from 2018; Bob Dylan’s first album of new music since 2012 with ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS; Neil Young’s long-lost mid-70s gem, HOMEGROWN; and Phoebe Bridgers continues her dominance of the pop music landscape with PUNISHER.Put on some headphones, open up the Genius lyrics app, and enjoy!Here is the link to Khalik Allah’s short film, URBAN RASHOMON: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpL6ItH-zno00:00 Intro32:00 King of Staten Island & Judd Apatow01:30:00 The Week in New Music02:30:00 Wrap-Up & Recs
Right now, movie theaters are temporarily closed, and we'll have to wait a while before we can all sit together again and look up at the big screen. But before the curtain dropped on moviegoing, Film Comment Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold made his annual pilgrimage to the True/False Film Fest. True/False is a reliably energizing festival of nonfiction film, curating the best from around the world. It's also a place to take the Film Comment Podcast on the road, taking part in Toasted, the late-night event that closes out the festival. This year, Rapold spoke with another rotating lineup of filmmakers, critics, and film professionals, about movies at the festival as well as the nitty-gritty of filmmaking and working with people in front of and behind the camera. Among the films discussed are Garrett Bradley's Time; Khalik Allah's IWOW I Walk on Water; Ra'anan Alexandrowicz's The Viewing Booth; Daniel Hymanson's So Late So Soon; and Sky Hopinka's Malni: Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore. Rapold was joined by an ever-changing lineup including Hymanson and Hopinka, critic Dessane Lopez Cassell, filmmaker Mustafa Rony Zeno, and more. Finally Please bear in mind that this was recorded before a live audience at Cafe Berlin. Special thanks to Em Downing of True/False for keeping the show running. If you're a longtime Film Comment subscriber, listener, or reader, or are just tuning in now, please consider becoming a member or making a donation to our publisher, Film at Lincoln Center, during these unprecedented times: purchase.filmlinc.org/donate/contribute2
Welcome, desperate doccers! You’ve tripped over another episode of the Documenteers podcast. On this episode Eldridge and Bob went to the theater to watch Khalik Allah’s “Black Mother” and now we are all baptized. Come on down to Jamaica...mon. (groan) We be jammin’. (ugh) Let’s roll up a hog’s leg (YES) and go to that great island nation and feel the intense swirling of culture, religion, mothers, life, death, more mothers, Chinese wholesalers, genitalia, mothers, and babies. Another collage/picture style doc that manages to bring about curiosity without a lecture. Shot on multiple cameras. Probably even one of those first ones where you couldn't move for two hours. This artsy joint might be in or around a city near you. This ain’t the Jamaica your aunt and uncle went to and came back with vaguely racist t-shirts to give out to everyone. Sure, you wear them and listen to that same copy of Bob Marley “Legends” over and over again. Wishing your white dreads didn’t look like you wipe your cum in them, but all that wishing does no good. The sorry fact is that your white ass doesn’t have dreadlocks. You have cum hair. Filthy filthy cum hair you dirty dirty white. Apologies to people who are good at sound engineering. Keep on Doccin’. Here’s the trailer (official version): https://youtu.be/gheWdNNcv5w Here’s another trailer (UK version): https://youtu.be/3h7QgIX3sGM Here’s something else by Khalik Allah: https://youtu.be/hpL6ItH-zno This one seems interesting: https://youtu.be/yWB-OoM3K2M Maybe just follow Khalik Allah’s YouTube (we do): https://www.youtube.com/user/KhalikAllah89
In the first segment photographer/filmmaker Khalik Allah returns to the podcast to discuss his 2nd work of non-fiction, "Black Mother" which is currently screening at NYC's Metrograph; and Joel Potrykus returns to the podcast for his 4th visit to discuss his latest, "Relaxer", which will be at Village East Cinema on 3/22. He's joined by actors Josh Burge & Andre Hyland.
The filmmaker Khalik Allah always breaks boundaries, regardless whether he’s making film about Harlem at Night (Field Niggas), Jamaican identity (the festival film Black Mother) or directs Beyoncé’s acclaimed Lemonade. Meet an exciting film visionary in a dialogue about how you transform underrepresented stories into dazzling, experimental filmic essays. Moderator: Dina Afkhampour, festival director Cinemafrica. Sound engineer: Andre Laos Produced for K-play by Kulturakademin under Göteborg Film Festival 2019. www.kulturakademin.com
Self-taught photographer and filmmaker, Khalik Allah's profoundly personal work has been described as "street opera"; visceral, haunting and honest. Having previously worked with Wu-Tang Clan and Mobb Deep, Khalik's feature debut Field Niggas, garnered critical acclaim from the cultural press and his follow up Black Mother received its UK premier at Sheffield Doc/Fest. Khalik talks to film programmer Ashley Clark, about his work as an artist and the creation of a unique and daring film language and aesthetic.
Stance explores PTSD and how people living in violent neighborhoods are developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at rates as high, if not higher, than veterans who served on the frontline in Iraq. With alarmingly high rates of violent crime in the UK capital, Stance wanted get to the heart of this issue and find out what needs to change. We also explore intergenerational trauma and how, if left untreated, PTSD can be transmitted to future generations. We hear from filmmaker and photographer Khalik Allah about his highly acclaimed new film, Black Mother. The New Yorker described Khalik Allah as 'one of the most original documentary filmmakers working today' and he was a cinematographer on Beyonce's Lemonade. Finally, we speak to the thorn in government of China's side, activist and member of the famed Feminist Five, Li Maizi. We find out more about feminism and the LGBTQ community in China, and the impact of Government enforced censorship on movements like #metoo.
In the college town of Columbia, Missouri, the True/False Film Fest has grown to become one of the world's premiere showcases of cutting-edge nonfiction filmmaking. Film Comment Editor-in-Chief Nicolas Rapold returned to moderate “Toasted,” the festival's late-night wrap-up event in front of a live, very lively audience, abridged for clarity here as a Film Comment podcast. Rapold was joined by a superlative crew of critics, programmers, and filmmaking talent including Mara Gourd Mercado, general director of Montreal docfest RIDM; Tayler Montague, freelance critic and programmer; Chris Boeckmann and Abby Sun, programmers at True/False; Rok Bicek, director of The Family; and Ashley Clark, senior film programmer at BAMcinématek. The freewheeling discussion kicks off with Bicek discussing The Family before it moves on to Zhang Mengqi's Self-Portrait: Birth in 47 KM, Reece Auguiste's Twilight City and the Black Audio Film Collective retrospective, Khalik Allah's Black Mother, Leilah Weinraub's SHAKEDOWN, and many more documentaries.
In this charming exchange, Khalik Allah and Eli Reed share their experiences navigating rough neighborhoods, earning the trust of their subjects, learning from their mistakes, and developing a unique style that stands out in the digital age. We also talk about Khalik's work with the Wu-Tang Clan, his experience working as a filmmaker on Beyoncé's Lemonade, and more.
Recorded March 22nd, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn With photography, sometimes all it takes is a handful of photographs for a photographer to capture the imagination of a wide audience. Last year, within the span of a few weeks Khalik Allah started to appear everywhere in my streams. I started seeing his photographs in my Tumblr dashboard and had a few emails from trusted people telling me I should check out what he was up to. He passed the Joerg Colberg test. He was named Harlem's Street Photographer by Time Magazine. His photographs were blogged and reblogged. He busted out. It took me a few weeks to absorb what he was up to but I eventually became another admirer. He was suggested by a few people as a potential guest for the show. It was a no brainer. We were finally able to bring over to the studio to talk about what he's been up to and where he thinks he might be going. One hour was hardly enough time to dig into his brilliant and ambitious mind, but we hope you enjoy what we were able to capture. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bryan-formhals/message