Legendary hip-hop documentary and timeless film classic Style Wars (1983) is coming to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) this July as part of the First Look program.

Shot in NYC in the early 1980s, Tony Silver and photographer Henry Chalfant''s groundbreaking film documented the new language of hip hop - graffiti, rap, breakdance. Bringing subway battles between artists and civic guardians to the fore, Style Wars gives voice to some of New York's legendary writers including Kase 2, Skeme, Seen UA, Cap, Mare 139 and Dondi. A precursor to both Wild Style and Beat Street, Silver's film is vivid, legendary and a rare big screen event.