All the Streets Are Silent, a documentary portrait of the skateboarding and hip-hop scenes in New York in the late 1980s and early ’90s.
Jeremy Elkin is making his feature directing debut with All the Streets Are Silent, which is described as “a love letter to New York” blending elements of Paris Is Burning and Larry Clark’s Kids.
“The film’s archive chronicles a decade of street skating and hip hop during their respective golden eras,” Elkin said. “We are thrilled to partner with Greenwich in bringing this unseen perspective of pre-9/11 New York to the world.”
Between the city’s rebound from near-ruin in the 1970s and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Lower Manhattan was home to the thriving subcultures of skateboarding and hip-hop. Their convergence would give rise to modern street style. Eli Gesner, founder of skateboard gear and fashion brand Zoo York, will narrate the film. Hip-hop producer Large Professor, known for his work with Nas and A Tribe Called Quest, will contribute an original score.
Evoking everything from the DJ booths and dance floors of the Mars nightclub to the founding of brands like Supreme, exploring aspects of race, society, fashion and street culture. The film combines archival footage from the era with interviews with a number of key figures including Rosario Dawson, Harold Hunter, Justin Pierce, Keith Hufnagel, Darryl McDaniels of Run-D.M.C., Jefferson Pang, Bobbito Garcia, Stretch Armstrong, Kool Keith, Leo Fitzpatrick, Mike Hernandez, DJ Clark Kent, Kid Capri, Mike Carroll, Moby, Fab 5 Freddy and many others.
All the Streets Are Silent is showing in selected cinemas and on Vimeo on demand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/allthestreetsaresilent