DVD Release Date: Sept. 25, 2012
Price: DVD $16.95
Studio: Uncle Booster
Jumping rope—one of the most timeless and universal forms of play—has moved off the sidewalks and onto the stage, as can be seen in the 2007 independent documentary film Doubletime.
Brought to America by early Dutch settlers, jumping rope became a popular form of urban street play and gained visibility in the early 1980s when it was associated with hip- hop music and culture. But modern competitive rope-jumping is entirely different, having grown from a child’s game into a world-wide sport. Today, it features an astounding mix of acrobatics and speed that can be seen in a handful of respected international competitions.
Directed and co-produced by Stephanie Johnes, Doubletime follows two disparate teams –one suburban white and one inner-city black– as they train to compete against each other for the very first time at Harlem’s famous Apollo Theater at the “Holiday Classic,...
Price: DVD $16.95
Studio: Uncle Booster
Jumping rope—one of the most timeless and universal forms of play—has moved off the sidewalks and onto the stage, as can be seen in the 2007 independent documentary film Doubletime.
Brought to America by early Dutch settlers, jumping rope became a popular form of urban street play and gained visibility in the early 1980s when it was associated with hip- hop music and culture. But modern competitive rope-jumping is entirely different, having grown from a child’s game into a world-wide sport. Today, it features an astounding mix of acrobatics and speed that can be seen in a handful of respected international competitions.
Directed and co-produced by Stephanie Johnes, Doubletime follows two disparate teams –one suburban white and one inner-city black– as they train to compete against each other for the very first time at Harlem’s famous Apollo Theater at the “Holiday Classic,...
- 9/28/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
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