Private Project

We Stand Together

The short documentary “We Stand Together” stems from a question: can Hip Hop culture be considered a tool to tackle racial discrimination?
To answer this question, four Afro-descendant dancers from Rome were interviewed, who decided to self-represent themselves through a video clip, using dance as a language of communication.
The personal stories of each, although different from each other, are united by an indissoluble bond: Hip Hop. This bond leads them to be fully free to express themselves.

  • Juru Jean Hilaire
    Director
  • Clara Anicito
    Director of Photography
  • Jean Hilaire Juru
    Editors
  • Clara Anicito
    Editors
  • Alexander Rivera Nuñez
    Key Cast
  • Maria Stella Visconti
    Key Cast
  • Miriam Ebonine
    Key Cast
  • Stefano Otoyo
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    We Stand Together
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 25, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hip Hop Cine Fest
    Rome
    Italy
    May 10, 2021
    Italy Premiere
    Finalist
Director Biography - Juru Jean Hilaire

Jean Hilaire Juru was born in Kigali in Rwanda on September 26, 1991.
In 1995 he and his family went to Italy escaping from the war that devastated the country in April 1994. In 2005 he approaches activism and music, with which he develops a strong political conscience. In 2010 he began his experience with the multicultural crew Termini Underground with whom he will discover the Hip Hop philosophy and will participate in numerous social projects. In 2015 he began development cooperation studies at the Sapienza University of Rome, a training course that will lead him to learn about new communication channels, including video, which he has chosen to be able to tell his ideas.

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