Krumped

Although I haven't seen Krumped, I was at the premiere of Rize at Sundance Film Festival. It is a full length feature documentary based on the short Krumped. Rize documents the the dance style called krumping or clowning. The film focuses on some of the people that were instrumental in the beginnings of the new dance movement,including "Tommy the Clown" who is given credit to popularizing the dance style as well as starting a dance academy to keep kids out of trouble. According to the film and people in the film has save people's lives. The piece was done very well and really gives excellent in site on the relatively new dance style. I had a chance to talk with David LaChapelle at the premier, who by the way is a very down to earth guy. Excellent film!