WASSUP ROCKERS

Larry Clark has a new film coming out, and I'm looking really forward to this one. His last film, 'Ken Park' was banned in North America and Europe, so it's nice to know this one won't be so hard to find. I still remember the first time seeing 'Kids', and and being so amazed to see a movie that was shockingly on par with a lot of what was going on around me. Larry Clark may be a creep to some, but he definitely knows how to capture youthful moments that some of us can relate to. He's known best for his movies, but also dabbles in photography, where his work has appeared in a few books he has released as well as on some shirts and skateboards via the influential New York brand Supreme. Check out the trailer...

Larry Clark's Wassup Rockers is about a group of Latino teenagers in South Central Los Angeles who, instead of conforming to the hip hop culture of their gang infested neighborhood, wear tight pants, listen to punk rock, and ride their tricked out skateboards. Avoiding the violence of their dangerous home turf is an everyday challenge. The Rockers decide to travel by bus to skate the world famous "Nine Stairs" at Beverly Hills High School. There they meet some local girls, attracted to the "punks" from the ghetto, but the day quickly goes bad. They're hassled by rich boys from the neighbourhood and rousted by the Beverly Hills Police. Trying to escape arrest by the cops and fights with the locals kids, the Rockers run from house to house and yard to yard in this wealthy and foreign world, looking for a way to get home. An action movie with wild chases through LA and a powerful soundtrack!