Director

Travis Gutiérrez Senger

Featuring

DJ Hollywood
Kurtis Blow
Disco Bee
Sweet Gee
Sal Abbatiello
Vernice and Nydrin Barnes

White Lines and the Fever

The story of Junebug’s double life as a DJ and drug dealer. Recalling the Bronx in the early 1980’s, this documentary short explores the old-school days of hip-hop and the dangerous underworld at the legendary Disco Fever. Never-before-seen footage and interviews with Kurtis Blow, DJ Hollywood and Sal Abbatiello tell the tragic story of one of the greatest DJ’s ever (Jose "Junebug" Almeda). Based on Mark Skillz,’ “When The Fever Was The Mecca,” published in Wax Poetics. Winner of top prizes at South by Southwest, Tribeca, and Seattle International Film Festival.

PREMIERE: The film premiered at SXSW.

AWARDS: Grand Jury Prize, Tribeca Film Festival; Grand Jury Prize, Seattle International Film Festival; Special Jury Prize, SXSW.

SCREENING SERIES: Rooftop Films, Ego Trip’s “Under the Influence” Series.