 Rize
Starring: Tommy the Clown, Lil Tommy, Larry, Lil C, Dragon, Tight Eyez, Baby Tight Eyez, Miss Prissy
Directed by: David LaChapelle
Produced by: Rebecca Skinner, David LaChapelle, Marc Hawker
Release Date: July 8th, 2005
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for suggestive content, drug references, language.
Studio: Lionsgate Films
 Domestic: $3,336,391 (71.8%)
Foreign: $1,310,498 (28.2%)
Total: $4,646,889 (Worldwide)
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 A chronicle that reveals a groundbreaking dance phenomenon that's exploding on the streets of South Central, Los Angeles; it is a revolutionary form of artistic expression borne from oppression.
The dance, aggressive and visually stunning, modernizes moves indigenous to African tribal rituals and features mind-blowing, athletic movement sped up to impossible speeds.
We meet Tommy Johnson (Tommy the Clown), who first created the style as a response to the 1992 Rodney King riots and named it "Clowning", as well as the kids who developed the movement into what they now call Krumping.
The kids use dance as an alternative to gangs and hustling: they form their own troupe and paint their faces like warriors, meeting to out-perform rival gangs of dancers or just to hone their skills.
For the dancers, Krumping becomes a way of life--and, because it's authentic expression (in complete opposition to the bling-bling hip-hop culture), the dance becomes a vital part of who they are. The production consisted of a small crew of no more than five people. All film locations were in the Clowners and Krumpers own neighborhoods, schools and homes.
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