A feature-length documentary film about hip-hop DJing, otherwise known as turntablism. From the South Bronx in the 1970s to San Francisco now, the world's best scratchers, beat-diggers, party-rockers, and producers wax poetic on beats, breaks, battles, and the infinite possibilities of vinyl.
Direction
Doug Pray lets the pioneers speak, no narrator needed.
Editing
Cuts sync to scratches—visual rhythm matching the audio.
Sound
Every pop and hiss of vinyl captured in gorgeous detail.
Director
Doug Pray
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
DJ Q-Bert's DMC championship routine shown in the film was so complex judges initially thought he was cheating.
The film documents the last golden era of vinyl before MP3s and Serato transformed DJ culture entirely.
US
