In 1989, a collective of young artists gathered at a storefront in South Central LA. Their mandate? To reject gang culture & expand the musical boundaries of hip hop.

THIS IS THE LIFE chronicles "The Good Life" emcees, the alternative music movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the artform.

Directed by Ava DuVernay
Produced by Ava DuVernay and Ellene Miles

Ava DuVernay made her feature directorial debut with the critically-acclaimed 2008 hip hop documentary, "This is The Life".

Winner of Audience Awards in Toronto, Los Angeles and Seattle, the film was released theatrically and debuted on Showtime in April 2009. The Los Angeles Times raved, "This Is the Life vaults into the upper echelons of must-see hip-hop documentaries".

AWARDS

Pan-African Film Festival 2008 (Los Angeles)
* Winner! Best Documentary Audience Award

ReelWorld Film Festival 2008 (Toronto)
* Winner! Audience Award, Documentary

Langston Hughes Film Festival 2008 (Seattle)
*Winner! Audience Award, First Place

with
Chali2na, Cut Chemist, Freestyle Fellowship, CVE, Abstract Rude, Pigeon John, Medusa, Busdriver, 2Mex, Volume Ten, Ellay Khule, B+, Mear One, Garth Trinidad + many more

Studio
Forward Movement



Now available...
On DVD at GoodLifeLove.com
On ITunes for download
Streaming at Indieflix.com
One Love!

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