NATIONAL PANORAMA
Resilience at 140 BPM. From the outskirts of Caracas to Europe’s biggest clubs. From marginal electronic music to a global phenomenon. This is the story of Raptor House, told through the words of Pedro Elías Corro, a.k.a. DJ Babatr — the driving force behind this heavy, hard-hitting, Caribbean-flavored techno-house. Emerging in the late 1990s, it defied the industry and connected with a generation of young outsiders living on the margins. “Matinées,” bootleg CDs, creative effervescence, neighborhood dance battles, violence, the stigma of the “tuki” label, the prohibition, and its international resurgence — fueled by the viral power of the internet and embraced by the electro-queer scene. Such a ride.
Cast: DJ Babatr, Ali Morales, Danny Deep, Sergio Zambrano “Yoiser,” Raymond Solorzano, DJ Yirvin, Andrés Antaki, Coromoto Hernández, Elberth “El Maestro,” Fran Mejía, Nick León, DJ Gigola, Toccororo.
Screening:
29 October, 9 p.m.
Presentation with the film crew and warm up session with Phran (Klasse Wrecks / Vimana / ACA).