Nerdcore Rising
Negin Farsad:
Nerdcore Rising (USA, 2008)
82 min. - English
Nerdcore Rising is a depiction of the newest phenomenom in the hip hop world, nerdcore. Instead of the normal macho blustering, in nerdcore MCs boast with their Star Wars knowledge. Negil Farsad's amusing and entertaining documentary tells about the godfather of nerd hop, MC Frontalot and his tour across the U.S. Frontalot - who, by the way, sounds a lot like Tommy Lidgren from Don Johnson Big Band - is the most famous exemplar of nerdcore, and his goal is to make the genre more acceptable in the small frames of hip hop.
The clever documentary pays attention to nerds forgot by music journalists. The Internet loving World of Warcraft fans with greasy hair and glasses are often neglected while the music industry pays attention to fluffy-haired, over-sexual alcoholists. Nerdcore Rising is an enchanting, charming and non-apologetically unfashionable film. And MC Frontalot is actually quite good, you know, for a nerd.
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NEGIN FARSAD
Negin is currently producing/directing (and even making a small appearance in) the Comedy Central web series, €The Watch List€. She originally earned her film chops as a producer and story editor on the film A Cricket in the Court of Akbar where she managed an 8-week shoot on location in Rajasthan, India. Her short film Iran-ing on Empty, which she wrote, directed and appeared in, has been a selection in comedy festivals. As a standup comedian she has opened for the likes of Al Franken and Bobby Lee (Mad TV) in venues ranging from the Laugh Factory in New York, the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and Town Hall on Broadway.
