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ONEFOUR: Against All Odds

2023 · 83 min

An energetic, tense documentary that follows young artists chasing a way out through music while authorities push back, mixing lively performance with a sobering look at the cost of visibility.

Directed by: Gabriel Gasparinatos
Genres: Documentary, Music
Starring: J Emz, Spenny, YP

Overview: A group of Sydney-based, Pacific Islander kids start recording drill raps to avoid a life of crime. Two years into their meteoric rise, a police task force shuts down their sold-out national tour due to concerns that the group's music will incite violence.

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Directed by: Gabriel Gasparinatos
Genres: Documentary, Music
Starring: J Emz, Spenny, YP

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
class
race
power
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary, music
Directed by: Gabriel Gasparinatos
Written by: Gabriel Gasparinatos
Starring: J Emz, Spenny, YP, Lekks, Celly, Osman Faruqi, Hau Latukefu, Mahmood Fazal
Music: Rowan Dix
Cinematography: Grégoire Lière
Runtime: 83 min
Country: Australia
Languages: English

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