Hambone Griot
2025•NR•13m•Released
Documentary
Shot in part at 10,000 feet at Gross Reservoir in Colorado over a span of 12 years, this short film, featuring the indomitable Rennie Harris, shares a dreamscape glimpse into the vernacular dance form, hambone, or “Patin’ Juba.” This work positions the powerful resilience of the Black male body in the face of white surveillance and the survival and evolution of the dance/music form of hambone within and beyond the histories of enslavement.
Director
Erika Randall
Writer
Erika Randall
Languages
English
Cast
Rennie Harris
Self
Production
Producer
Erika Randall
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