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Jair is a young and streetwise drill rapper, who has a cherished but secret career goal as a street wear fashion designer. When his ‘up-to-no-good’ older cousin tries to expose him for no longer wanting to do drill music, his fashion creations go viral. Jair is unaware of the fact that his cousin’s rival is out for revenge because of the stabbing and following death of his little brother. Things take a turn for the worse when a mix up results in the assault of an innocent woman and Jair is forced to choose between his own hopes and dreams and his loyalty and code.
The 34-year old Marwan Magroun, a photographer with Tunisian roots, largely grew up without his father. In his personal search for fatherhood he takes viewers from Tunesia's northeastern coast to the streets of Rotterdam. His interviews with friends create a new impression of young and committed bi-cultural fathers.
The Prison Project is a short black-and-white documentary about the work of the Belgian photographer Sébastien van Malleghem in various prisons in Belgium. For years he portrayed prisoners without judging or judging them on what they did to get here.
With the short film Home Of The Brave, HipHopHuis pays tribute to Rotterdam hip-hop culture. Featuring a poetry piece by Emmy Award winning Black Ice, the viewer is taken on a whirlwind journey through this culture.
