I "Break" NY - Episode 12 of 12

The final episode! It's kind of hard to believe that I'm finally putting this project to rest -- it's been near and dear to me for the past two years. I owe an enormous thank you to everyone from Dynamic Rockers, 5 Crew Dynasty, and everyone else who welcomed me into their lives and allowed me to film in good times and bad. I hope, despite its imperfections, that this series managed to capture the passion and character of the NY bboy scene. This is just one of many stories waiting to be told.

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I "Break" NY - Episode 11 of 12

Almost to the end...! This episode was epecially emotional to edit.

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I "Break" NY - Episode 10 of 12

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I "Break" NY - Episode 9 of 12

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I "Break" NY - Episode 8 of 12

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I "Break" NY - Episode 5 of 12

Things start heating up in Episode 5!

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I "Break" NY - Episode 4 of 12

O.k., not gonna lie... this is probably my least favorite of the 12 -- I'm not sure why. I have no one to blame but myself since I did all the work haha -- but I think it's a combination of covering something I would have LOVED to have shot in person (Eurobattle 2009) with photos, shooting at night with no extra lights, trying to figure out the style of the series (I edited this mostly without the help of sit-down interviews), and also showing down-time without having the luxury of explaining a lot of the backstory that makes these conversations the most interesting. Nevertheless... here it is -- after this the series starts heating up...!

I "Break" NY - Episode 4 from Anne Paas on Vimeo.

I "Break" NY - Episode 3 of 12

Episode 3!

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I "Break" NY - Episode 2 of 12

Here's Episode 2 in all its HD glory...

I "Break" NY - Episode 2 from Anne Paas on Vimeo.

I "Break" NY - Episode 1 of 12

O.k., so this has taken mad long to launch... but here it is Episode 1 of 12... I'm very excited.



And in it's HD glory...

I "Break" NY - Episode 1 from Anne Paas on Vimeo.

March Braggin' Rites

One of my favorite NYC jams - hands down. This one was PACKED -- Bboy Rich & Amzilla took home the wins, but good stuff all round.


One of my favorites!! Little Man aka Invertebrate (5 Crew Dynasty/Dynamic Rockers)






Judges Frankie & Gravity watching on


More Invertebrate!








Whorah (Dynamic Rockers) vs. ARod (Breaks Kru)


Floor Phantom






Frankie cyphering






I was loving this guys outift!










Whorah mid-air flare










Lacuna cyphering




Round one of the emcee battle, Amzilla on the mic




Crowd reacting to the Albert Rhymestine vs. Goldilocks emcee battle


Gravity checking out the emcee battle


Bboy Rich in the finals


The finalists showing each other some love

Portraits of the crew by Kris Graves

As part of the final episode of the crew, I filmed a photo session of the crew with friend & talented photographer Kris Graves (krisgravesprojects.com) at his studio in Dumbo. Here are some of the final photos...


From L to R (Whorah, Invertebrate, Meen187, Kid Glyde)


Kid Glyde


Whorah


Invertebrate


Meen187