This Is the Life

This Is the Life (2008)

How the West was One

  • Genre: Documentary, Music
  • Release Date: 2008-02-08
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 7 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The DuVernay Agency
  • Production Country: United States of America
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Summary

In 1989, a collective of young hip hop artists gathered at a health food café in South Central Los Angeles. Their mandate? To reject gang culture and expand the musical boundaries of hip hop. DuVernay's documentary chronicles the historic legacy of the Good Life Cafe — the open mic nights that became an L.A. institution, the eclectic array of talented young MCs that emerged there, the alternative hip hop movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.

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Directing Ava DuVernay Director
Production Ava DuVernay Producer
Editing Spencer Averick Editor
Production Spencer Averick Producer
Production Omid Walizadeh Producer
Sound Omid Walizadeh Original Music Composer
Sound Omid Walizadeh Sound Editor
Sound Omid Walizadeh Music Supervisor
Camera Isaac Klotz Director of Photography
Production Isaac Klotz Producer
Production Ellene Miles Co-Producer
Editing Krishna Devine Editor
Sound Ian A. Thompson Sound Mixer