Ngātahi - Know The Links/ Te Kupu

Director/producer/camera/editor - Dean Hapeta aka Te Kupu Thursday 7 June 2012 - Adam Auditorium, City Gallery Wellington / 18:00 until 21:00 Ngātahi - Know The Links is a six part rapumentary on street arts and activism amongst native and marginalised people in twenty-two countries. Creator Dean Hapeta aka Te Kupu presents the latest and final part in this series and will be in attendance to answer questions about his work. Part six features interviews and footage from Budapest (Hungary), Belgrade (Serbia), Beijing (China), Rio De Janeiro and São Paulo (Brazil). Giving viewers access to expressions, sights and sounds not usually experienced outside of progressive discourse and conscious Hiphop circles. In production since 2000 and filmed in 22 countries the complete series is over nine hours duration packaged in a six DVD box set (single episodes are also available). Official selection at Sundance Film Festival 2004 (Festival Cut), part five screened on Māori Television in 2009. Solidarity, a 23 minute music documentary on Upper Hutt Posse’s visit to the USA as guests of the Nation of Islam in 1990, will also be screened.  Koha / Gold Coin entry 00:00:00 - OPENING TITLES DJ KLJAY (Brazil) From the poorest to the richest everyone wants to have power, to control something or someone / And that’s why the world lives in conflict, in wars, lives with inequalities / Love is left as the 2nd, 3rd or 4th plan MIA LEE (China) So it’s very controlled what you can do here, and it’s very controlled what kind of information you can get OSTALINDA (Hungary) So we do not actually know how many attacks or how many violent incidents there might be. YOUNG KIN (China) I think actions are louder than words OSTALINDA They have been informed that this is happening and they choose not to do anything about it, then we can sue the government  YOUNG KIN (China) In the end of the day if you’re not really helping the community and if you’re not really helping you know like kids in the society you ain’t doing shit CESAR – (Brazil) A verdade é mais poderosa do que o eu Truth is more powerful than self YOUNG KIN (China) When some people are starving they’re like man I don’t give a fuck, I’ll kill you for some food, how about that FUNK BUIA (Brazil) Hiphop in Brazil gets stronger mainly because it’s social CESAR Fala bonito, mas não me iludo You’re a sweet talker but I’m not fooled Ganha propina e tira onda como deluvio You get illegal money and think you’re cool Nao pega nada..  You don’t get anything O ritmo é de festa  The rhythm (is) like a party Goza o ano inteiro o decimo quarto  Enjoy the 14th wage the whole year É o que interessa – o que nao presta.. It’s all that matters, (that) what doesn’t matter É o que me resta? Sobrou pra gente It’s what is left for me, left for us Imposto pra caralho, pro salario do presidente  A fucken load of tax for the presidents salary