HIP HOP CINEFEST “BRASSE VANNIE KAAP”

BRASSE VANNIE KAAP: A South African Hip Hop Revolution
Date: Aug. 16th, 2025
Starts: at 20:30*
Location: Cypher Three
By: L. Scholtz
Duration: 74 min

TALK: With the director, with DJ Azhul, DJ Ready D and Vouks

BRASSE VANNIE KAAP is a captivating and emotional documentary film about an iconic South African Hip Hop group “Brasse Vannie Kaap” (BVK) who exploded onto the music scene during the pivotal early years of the new South Africa. Various group members and a host of local celebrities (Early B, Jack Parow and more), reflect deeply on BVK’s remarkable journey and their undeniable impact. The film also takes a behind-the-scenes peek at how Grandmaster Ready D and DJ Azuhl plan an intimate tribute show in honour of BVK’s late frontman Mr Fat aka Ashley Titus. It culminates with a nostalgic reunion performance that evokes the memory of a unique and special era in South African history and celebrates the legacy of this influential group.
Watch trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wH2c4D788w

More on Hip Hop Cinefest and its founder:
Hip Hop Cinefest is an international festival that valorizes and promotes documentaries, fiction films, music videos, and experimental works created by artists deeply connected to Hip Hop culture, offering them a platform for networking, dialogue and divulgation.

With a “glocal” approach, the festival connects its global vision with local realities. Through spin-offs and curations, as with IBE, it adapts to various territories, promoting intergenerational dialogue, creating opportunities, and supporting urban artistic experimentation. This model builds international bridges, making the celebration of Hip Hop cinema an authentically participatory phenomenon.

Giulia Chimp 
Founder and art director of Hip Hop Cinefest, is Giulia Chimp. She is a polyhedric figure active in the Italian independent movie industry. As a member of Wild Up Crew, she has always been active in the hip hop community. She organized many international Hip Hop youth exchanges, and events, such as the B-boy Event for 3 years, The Funky Afternoon and many hip hop parties and events in clubs and social centers. She directed two hip hop documentaries “1 world under a groove” and “Break the siege” and the experimental projects “The antisexist manifesto in the Italian rap” and “Sobreviviente”. She is one of the founders of Baburka Production, an independent production based in Rome.