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Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box (2002) is a documentary directed by filmmaker Joey Garfield. The film explores the world of beatboxing, a form of music using the human mouth, throat and diaphragm to generate sounds that are usually produced by machines. Over 30 practitioners of this art form discuss their techniques and the evolution of their craft. The human beat box is one of the key elements in the development of Hip Hop culture, alongside DJing, Graffiti, Breakdancing, and MC-ing. Unfortunately, its contribution has been largely overlooked, as has the fun, expressive, human, and spontaneous dimension of Hip Hop that it represents. As the first documentary of its kind, Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box uses interview's, live performances, archival footage, and animation to bring to light this important and neglected ingredient of Hip Hop's identity.
Original Release
06/01/2002
US Release
06/01/2002
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dread Archie Jr. | Self (as D.O.A.) |
| Marie Daulne | Self |
| Emanon | Self |
| Doug E. Fresh | Self / Himself |
| Money Mark | Self / Himself |
| Biz Markie | Self / Himself |
| Rahzel | Self |
| Anthony Rivera | Self - Click tha Super Latin |
| Darren Robinson | Self -'Buff' |
| Scratch | Self |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dread Archie Jr. | Self (as D.O.A.) |
| Marie Daulne | Self |
| Emanon | Self |
| Doug E. Fresh | Self / Himself |
| Money Mark | Self / Himself |
| Biz Markie | Self / Himself |
| Rahzel | Self |
| Anthony Rivera | Self - Click tha Super Latin |
| Darren Robinson | Self -'Buff' |
| Scratch | Self |
| Click Tha Supah Latin | Self |
| Wise | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Joey Garfield | Producer |
| Jacob Craycroft | Producer |
| Zachary Mortensen | Producer |
