Total Runtime: 58min 29s
Content Warnings:
- Operation: Wet Paint: Flashing lights, shaky camera movement
- Flare: Flashing images, shaky camera movement, discussion of medical gaslighting and trauma
- A Blind Man Stood on the Road and Cried: Discussion of gentrification
- Coming Out Autistic: Brief nudity and sexual situation (animation / not live action)
- So Hip Hop: Flashing lights
So Hip Hop
In this music video, Keith Jones a disabled composer/artist and Emmy award-winning lyricist celebrates 50 years of Hip Hop with the release of his single So Hip Hop featuring Emmy-winning disabled artist Toni A Hickman.
Online Premiere
Artist Bio: Emmitt Thrower is a stroke survivor who is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, actor, activist and playwright. He was born in Arkansas and is now living in the Bronx, NY. As a senior disabled artist, he has decades of lived experience in a complicated world and brings that element to all of his creative works. His award-winning feature documentary film entitled "Where is Hope: The Art of Murder" is available on Kanopy Streaming services in libraries, colleges and universities worldwide. The film tackles the issue of police brutality against people with disabilities. The film was in collaboration with Leroy Moore and Krip Hop Nation's disabled artists worldwide. Emmitt has collaborated on several music videos about disability issues also with Keith Jones and Leroy Moore over the past 15 years. He is currently working on a new film series project entitled "Beyond the Limits". This is his version of Disability in the "Twilight Zone" a Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror film series from a disability perspective. Creating entertainment content geared specifically for and by people with disabilities. @truth_thrower @dasoultoucha
More about the film: Keith Jones a disabilities advocate, activist and musician with cerebral palsy has been a hip hop artist for over 50 years. His song makes a statement that the unrecognized disabled Hip Hop artists have been here and will be here. His song is included in his album "Bootleg Official". Filmmaker Emmitt H Thrower has collaborated on many music videos with Keith. This one was a special opportunity for me to be a part of this historical recording.
The music video shot in LA near the Grammy Museum and surrounding area was a statement in itself. We are included in all of Hip Hop's history no matter if we are ignored. So Hip Hop with it's old school feel is making sure disabled artist take their place historically in the Hip Hop culture.
Total Runtime: 58min 29s
Content Warnings:
- Operation: Wet Paint: Flashing lights, shaky camera movement
- Flare: Flashing images, shaky camera movement, discussion of medical gaslighting and trauma
- A Blind Man Stood on the Road and Cried: Discussion of gentrification
- Coming Out Autistic: Brief nudity and sexual situation (animation / not live action)
- So Hip Hop: Flashing lights
So Hip Hop
In this music video, Keith Jones a disabled composer/artist and Emmy award-winning lyricist celebrates 50 years of Hip Hop with the release of his single So Hip Hop featuring Emmy-winning disabled artist Toni A Hickman.
Online Premiere
Artist Bio: Emmitt Thrower is a stroke survivor who is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, actor, activist and playwright. He was born in Arkansas and is now living in the Bronx, NY. As a senior disabled artist, he has decades of lived experience in a complicated world and brings that element to all of his creative works. His award-winning feature documentary film entitled "Where is Hope: The Art of Murder" is available on Kanopy Streaming services in libraries, colleges and universities worldwide. The film tackles the issue of police brutality against people with disabilities. The film was in collaboration with Leroy Moore and Krip Hop Nation's disabled artists worldwide. Emmitt has collaborated on several music videos about disability issues also with Keith Jones and Leroy Moore over the past 15 years. He is currently working on a new film series project entitled "Beyond the Limits". This is his version of Disability in the "Twilight Zone" a Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror film series from a disability perspective. Creating entertainment content geared specifically for and by people with disabilities. @truth_thrower @dasoultoucha
More about the film: Keith Jones a disabilities advocate, activist and musician with cerebral palsy has been a hip hop artist for over 50 years. His song makes a statement that the unrecognized disabled Hip Hop artists have been here and will be here. His song is included in his album "Bootleg Official". Filmmaker Emmitt H Thrower has collaborated on many music videos with Keith. This one was a special opportunity for me to be a part of this historical recording.
The music video shot in LA near the Grammy Museum and surrounding area was a statement in itself. We are included in all of Hip Hop's history no matter if we are ignored. So Hip Hop with it's old school feel is making sure disabled artist take their place historically in the Hip Hop culture.
