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THIS IS THE LIFE

Meet the Movement

About Me

In 1989, a collective of young artists gathered at a storefront health food cafe in South Central LA. Their mandate? To explore and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop.
THIS IS THE LIFE is a feature-length documentary that chronicles “The Good Life” emcees, the alternative music movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.
Featuring new interviews with: Myka Nyne and PEACE of Freestyle Fellowship, Chali2na and Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5, NgaFsh, Riddlore, Tray-Loc & Wreckless of CVE, Abstract Rude and Zulu Butterfly of ATU, Ellay Khule of Hip Hop Klan, Medusa of S.I.N, Born Allah, Ganjah K, Fatjack, JMD, Omid, Pigeon John, 2Mex of OMD, Jyant & Eve of Figures of Speech, Big Al, T-Love of Urban Props, Sheena Lester & B+ of Rappages, Mear One, Mike Nardone of KXLU's We Came From Beyond, Garth Trinidad of KCRW's Chocolate City, Monalisa Murray, Jah Orah, Hines, Busdriver, Monique Matthews, Keen and B. Hall & R. Kain Blaze, co-founders of The Good Life Open-Mic Nights.
Directed by Ava DuVernay
Produced By: Ava DuVernay and Ellene V. Miles, Producers: Omid Walizadeh and Isaac Klotz, Director of Photography: Isaac Klotz, Music Supervisor: Omid Walizadeh, Editors: Krishna Devine and Spencer Averick.
Coming to a Film Festival Near You in 2008
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LIFE IS GOOD

Music:

ORIGINAL LIFERS, BLOWEDIANS, WEST COAST

Movies:

THIS IS THE LIFE, a documentary about the LA hip hop underground

Television:

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COMING TO A FILM FESTIVAL NEAR YOU!

THIS IS THE LIFE

"Meet The Movement"

A feature-length documentary chronicling "The Good Life" emcees, the alternative music movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform

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My Blog

NEW YORK PREMIERE | Urbanworld Film Festival

Hi Fam: THIS IS THE LIFE makes its long-awaited New York premiere at the Urbanworld Film Festival in a few days!  The details of our two screenings are: THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 @ 9PM THIS SATUR...
Posted by THIS IS THE LIFE on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:49:00 PST

DONT KNOCK THE ROCK!

Hey Fam, I'm a little late jotting down thoughts about our experience at DON'T KNOCK THE ROCK in LA last week.  One word could pretty much sum it up: RIDICULOUS! Yep... famed, superdope di...
Posted by THIS IS THE LIFE on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:14:00 PST

ROXBURY & MARTHA’S VINEYARD

We all already know this but.... MEDUSA is the QUEEN of LA hip hop.  Undisputed. And the queen made her presence felt in Boston on August 1 as a special guest of the Roxbury Film Festival on beh...
Posted by THIS IS THE LIFE on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:13:00 PST

NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL

a quick dispatch from atlanta where we just screened 'this is the life.' .  we were invited to show the film by the prestigious national black arts festival and couldn't have been more hyped. the...
Posted by THIS IS THE LIFE on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:38:00 PST

New Dates Added! SUMMER SCHEDULE +

NEXT UP: July 25 | National Black Arts Film Festival | Atlanta July 31 | Don't Knock The Rock Film Series | Los Angeles August 1 | Roxbury African-American Film Festival | Boston August 5 | Marth...
Posted by THIS IS THE LIFE on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:29:00 PST

FILM ARTICLE: UGS MAG

FROM UGS MAGAZINE | Canada By Jon B. Amidst the East coast vs. West coast hoopla of the 1990s with corporate America's clutch on the "gangsta rap" aesthetic in popular music, there was relief for thos...
Posted by THIS IS THE LIFE on Thu, 15 May 2008 11:45:00 PST

FILM REVIEW: EXCLAIM MAGAZINE

FROM EXCLAIM MAGAZINE This Is The LifeDirected by Ava Du Vernay By Thomas QuinlanWinner of the audience award at the Pan-African Film Festival in L.A. and the Reel World Film Festival in Toronto, docu...
Posted by THIS IS THE LIFE on Sun, 11 May 2008 09:21:00 PST

WINNER! AUDIENCE AWARD at Langston Hughes African-American Film Festival in Seattle!!!!

Hi Fam, Ava here, just back from gorgeous Seattle with good news to report.  THIS IS THE LIFE won the festival's 2008 Audience Award!  Three audience awards.  Three festivals.  A...
Posted by THIS IS THE LIFE on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:26:00 PST

NEXT UP: SEATTLE, PHILLY, ATLANTA

Hi Ya'll,Fresh off audience honors at Toronto's ReelWorld Film Festival...THIS IS THE LIFE has just been selected to the National Black Arts Festival!  It happens in Atlanta on July 18 - 27, 2008...
Posted by THIS IS THE LIFE on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:26:00 PST

FILM REVIEW: URBANOLOGY

FROM URBANOLOGY https://www.urbanologymag.com/articles/001.html Words by Jef CatapangAva DuVernay's directorial debut, "This is the Life", is a detailed documentary that looks back at The Good Life, a...
Posted by THIS IS THE LIFE on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:21:00 PST