Name: Dark City Beneath the Beat
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2020-05-28
Rating: 7

202015

A Baltimore Club Musical Experience!

DocumentaryMusic1h 5m

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Tomatometer

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83%

Popcornmeter

7.0

TMDB

Storyline

Rhythmic and raw, Dark City Beneath The Beat is a Baltimore club musical experience highlighting local Baltimore club artists, djs, dancers and producers pioneering the sound while rising above social and economic turmoil. Inspired by an original Baltimore club music soundtrack, Dark City Beneath The Beat showcases Baltimore club music as a positive subculture in a city overshadowed by trauma, drugs and violence.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorTT the Artist

ReleasedMay 28, 2020

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$85K

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide15GB

Studio

ColorCreative

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

Stephen A. Russell

RTTime OutAug 26, 2020

TT is an adept filmmaker with a keen eye and ear for what makes music and the souls behind it sing, and she navigates entangled strands like a seasoned veteran.

Max Weiss

RTBaltimore MagazineJun 15, 2020

The dancing-filled with kicks and scissors and stepping so fast it sometimes looks like the film has been sped up-is electrifying.

Guy Lodge

RTVarietyMay 31, 2020

"Why do we give all our time to streets that don't love us back?" one Baltimore resident asks. Dancing with a raised fist throughout, this superb documentary makes a case for the effort.

Michael Cuby

RTthem.Sep 28, 2022

Dark City uses the ebullient sound of Baltimore’s signature club music to reinvent the narrative of its city.