Nerdcore Rising (film)

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Nerdcore Rising
Directed by	Negin Farsad Kim Gatewood (co-director)
Produced by	Kim Gatewood Andrew Mendelson
Starring	Damien Hess
Cinematography	Brendan Kennedy
Editing by	Andrew Mendelson
Release date(s)	March 9, 2008
Running time	85 minutes
Language	English
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This article is about the film. For other uses, see Nerdcore Rising (disambiguation).

Nerdcore Rising is a documentary/concert film starring Damian Hess, a.k.a. MC Frontalot, and various other nerdcore hip hop artists such as MC Chris, Optimus Rhyme and MC Lars with contributers such as "Weird Al" Yankovic, Prince Paul and Brian Posehn. The film, directed and produced by Negin Farsad, will be premiering at the 2008 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. It combines interviews about nerdcore and its origins with footage of MC Frontalot's 2006 Nerdcore Rising national tour.

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The film investigates the newest wave of hip hop, nerdcore, as it follows the godfather of the genre, MC Frontalot, on his first national tour. Beginning in South Carolina and culminating at the Penny Arcade Gaming Convention in Seattle, masses of fans across the country come out to hear Frontalot's music as he strives to achieve mainstream success.

Behind the scenes, relationships among Frontalot and his band are challenged by their experiences on the road. Frontalot and keyboardist Gaby Alter, a.k.a. G Minor 7, are childhood friends, and both met bassist Brandon Patton, a.k.a. Blak Lotus, in college. Strugis, the drummer, tries to fit in as the new guy and Brandon, the so-called flirt of the band, is a taskmaster in Sturgis.

Throughout the film, music industry notables provide insight into Nerdcore. Old school trailblazers like Prince Paul and contemporary hip hop aficionados like J-Live examine the legitimacy of Nerdcore as a subgenre of hip hop. Celebrities like Weird Al Yankovic and Jello Biafra discuss the origins of nerdcore while Penny Arcade creators Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins expound on the digital revolution that is enabling the nerdcore movement.

MC Frontalot strives to live in a world where Nerdcore is a real genre of hip hop and where other MC's take him seriously.