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Forbidden Sound

The Art, Culture, and Politics of Chinese Hip Hop

  • Meng Ren
    Director
  • Meng Ren
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    42 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 22, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Mandarin Chinese
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hip Hop Film Festival
    New York City
    United States
    August 23, 2023
Distribution Information
  • Journal of Audiovisual ethnomusicology
Director Biography - Meng Ren

Meng Ren, PhD in ethnomusicology, University of North Texas

Maybe I’m making this harder than it needs,
but Hip Hop is nothing short of rhyming, beats, and heat
that cannot be captured by a title, a degree, or a study.
Five long years at the academy
I search for the key hidden in between the lines.
Deep structure of the human mind
Reflected in the construction of music and culture designed
By those confined, bind, forced blind.
I film my people’s senses, dances, defenses
Amidst fists and fences.
Songs of freedom heard by few
I work to bring them into view and put them on the cue.

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