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A Film by Ava DuVernay

2008|Documentary|1hr 37m

A feature-length documentary that chronicles “The Good Life” emcees, the alternative music movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the art form.

Directed by Ava DuVernay • Screenplay by Ava DuVernay • Produced by Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick, Omid Walizadeh, Isaac Klotz

Ava DuVernay’s 2008 documentary is a personal love letter to a slice of Los Angeles’s 1990s hip-hop – The New York Times

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This is the Life

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A Film by Ava DuVernay

2008|Documentary|1hr 37m

A feature-length documentary that chronicles “The Good Life” emcees, the alternative music movement they developed, and their worldwide influence on the art form.

Directed by Ava DuVernay • Screenplay by Ava DuVernay • Produced by Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick, Omid Walizadeh, Isaac Klotz

Ava DuVernay’s 2008 documentary is a personal love letter to a slice of Los Angeles’s 1990s hip-hop – The New York Times

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