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Join us March 9 - 10, 2016 for The Pink Elephant Hip Hop Festival in Austin, TX, and the Victory Grill.  There will be performances from new and classic hip-hop artists including Tim’m West, JenRO and more.  There will also be a screening of Pick Up the Mic.

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Read reviews -

Alonso Duralde at AfterElton

Danny Batalla at Frontiers Magazine

Chris Carpenter at Blade

Modern Tonic

Towleroad

Darian at Living Out Loud with Darian

Joe.My.God

Ed Hulse at Video Business

JW Richard at Mandrake Society

Radio Interview with Mandrake Society

GhettoViews coverage of the LA DVD Release Party

Report from the Amoeba Instore in San Francisco

Advocate Hot Sheet

Blue Meanie at The Movies Made Me Do It

Aron Gold at EDGE

Ryan Watkins at Houston Voice

Rev. Chris Carpenter at Movie Dearest

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REVIEWS


“A celebration of multicultural diversity”

-Kevin Thomas, LA Times


“A landmark new film”

-Jason Newman, URB


“So comprehensive and so outstanding”

-Aron Gold, ESQ, EDGE


“A standout”

-Robert Abele, LA Times


“Package full of entertaining content”

-Dennis Harvey, Variety


“Revolutionary”

-Glenn Sumi,NOW


“4 out 5 stars”

-Will Doig, Metro Weekly


“Bursting at the seams with life”

-Arne Johnson, Frameline Program Notes


“Exuberant”

-Kristina Aikens, IFF Boston Program Notes


“Dynamic documentary”

J. O’Neill, Image Out Program Notes

What is PICK UP THE MIC?
























A surprising, fast-paced documentary on the world of queer rappers. Featuring searing public performances and raw, revealing interviews with the community’s most significant players, the film captures an unapologetic underground music movement just as it explodes into the mainstream - defying the music industry's most homophobic genre in the process.


PICK UP THE MIC has played in more than fifty festivals throughout the U.S., and abroad, including screenings in England, Germany, Canada, Australia and Brazil.  Screenings have often featured live appearances by many of the film’s artists, who have been met with overwhelming  enthusiasm and appreciation for their  work.


Click here for Full Synopsis

Features over 40 minutes of deleted and extended scenes

($12.99 plus shipping & handling & CA sales tax)

Are you teaching a course about hip-hop, gender studies, queer studies or women’s studies?

Then you should consider purchasing PICK UP THE MIC for your campus.

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(purchase includes performance rights)

PICK UP THE MIC is an award-winning documentary about the queer hip-hop scene (a.k.a. homohop).  Featuring over a dozen of the scene’s significant players, the film captures an unapologetic underground music movement just as it explodes into the mainstream - defying the music industry's most homophobic genre in the process.  The DVD features over 40-minutes of extended scenes never before seen.

You can now purchase the movie for digital download and video on demand rental on iTunes.

iTunes US Store

iTunes CA Store

iTunes UK Store

iTunes IE Store