UNTIL THE SUN COMES UP
“Dance music is not revolution. It is evolution” - Manu Barron, Bromance Records
Until the Sun Comes Up is a bold, all-access documentary series chronicling the birth and rise of electronic dance music around the globe.
Like jazz, blues, and hip-hop, electronic dance music is Black music. It evolved out of Detroit and Chicago nightclub culture in the early 80s, birthing techno and house music respectively. House and Techno first exploded across Europe, where producers fused these new sounds with local influences, creating the multiple hyper local sub-genres.
Each episode examines the social, cultural, and political factors that helped shape the different sounds of dance music coming out of the underground in Detroit, Newark, NY, LA, London, Berlin and Paris.
It’s like I’ve been holding for all for us to make a positive and really a good impact on the music scene and the music industry and contribute properly to technically a legacy that already ours is by putting it in the forefront and pushing it the right way.
-NADUS
SMALL SMALL THING , THE OLIVIA ZINNAH STORY
In December 2012, Olivia Zinnah, age 12, died of septic shock from a bowel obstruction. Her death was a result of complications from surgeries intended to repair the extensive injuries she sustained when she was raped at the age of seven. This is her story.
Small Small Thing begins at JFK Hospital in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, and urban center of this West African country. Olivia Zinnah is 9 years old, severely malnourished and handicapped. Her condition is life threatening. Believing her injuries to be the result of witchcraft, Olivia’s mother had been hiding her in their village for years. The doctors conclude her condition is the result of a brutal rape that took place when Olivia was 7 years old. When pressured to reveal her rapist, Olivia names her cousin. This diagnosis has severe consequences. Originally from deep in the Liberian jungle, Olivia and her mother are shunned from their tribe for seeking outside help. They are left stranded in Monrovia at the mercy of President Sirleaf’s government, facing the most difficult decision of all. What price are they willing to pay for justice?