2009: J4K on TV in Brazil for the 2nd time

Sim Meu Amigaos! Basileiros love Just For Kicks, … and we love them too! Following a first series of wildly successful air dates with our friends at GloboSat, they asked to renew the licensing of J4K for yet another term. The film will be shown on their encrypted channel, the Multishow (http://multishow.globo.com/).

Who said films and especially documentaries have a short life span? Well that rule does not apply to our baby. Five years and kickin’! Like Exec Producer Thierry Daher says: “Kicks is like a good wine, it matures and its relevance increases with age. By producing a film that was labeled upon its release as an instant classic, I believe we documented a piece of history; one that everyone can relay to.”

And that is especially true in a country where the shoe of choice is “the other rubber sole” … the Havaiana flip flop; and where sneakers are still considered a luxury (think that a pair of Nike cost north of $200 on average, in a country where the minimum monthly salary is $180 – yo Phil Knight, what the hell you’re doing?).

2009: J4K on ARTE TV, in France & Germany

A pop culture documentary about sneakers and hip-hop on France/German distinguished top cultural channel? For real? Yes sir! Grand Master Caz & JDL, along with Fab5 Fredy and Bonz Malone, our official street cat, made it to the forefront of European culture and television! So is Arte going underground or is sneaker culture popping up to the point it is now mainstream?

Probably a bit of both if you ask us. When it was originally broadcasted in France on Canal Plus (the European equivalent of HBO in the US) J4K became and remained the top documentary audience for over two years. It raised eyebrows in France’s conservative cultural circles, yet made sneaker culture available to all. Today, we’re talking about a serious move for ARTE, to recognize what was once a jewel of street-culture-only, as a piece of legitimate culture.

J4K was first shown on ARTE late 2009 and has now found a home there for the next few years. Check out ARTE’s programming on www.arte.tv for upcoming show dates/times.

On Sat Sept 8th 2007, JUST FOR KICKS comes home to Fort Greene, Brooklyn

On Saturday September 8^th, JUST FOR KICKS will be one of two films screening at the first Fort Greene Music, Film and Food Festival in Fort Greene Park,  Brooklyn. The Festival will also welcome a host of famous artists such as Talib Kweli, Lizz Fields and Rosie Perez who will present her latest film, YO SOY BORICUA, as well as lesser-known musicians and artists form all over the world, now living in Fort Greene.

Four years ago, Producers Thierry Daher and Patrick Cariou, both living in the Fort Greene neighborhood in Brooklyn, started to kick around the idea about a new documentary that would feature the history of sneakers and the driving influence of hip-hop behind it...

The Festival will start at noon and will last until 10:00PM. Both films will start screening at sunset.

Just For Kicks in Brazil, August 2 - 9 2007

Just For Kicks at the 2nd Annual Hip Hop Mostra, held in Sao Paolo, Brazil on August 2-9, 2007.

Just For Kicks will be featured at the 2nd Annual Hip Hop Mostra (Exhibition), a Hip Hop film exhibition held in Sao Paolo Brazil on August 2-9, 2007. Hip Hop Mostra is produced in partnership by a Brazilian arts and culture organization and 11th Parallel Worldwide from San Francisco. In order to make the event accessible to most of the Brazilian hip hop community (which in Brazil is predominantly young and extremely economically disadvantaged), the festival is set as a free event.

Just For Kicks in Theatres in Tokyo, Japan

After the US, South America and Europe, Just for Kicks was recently released in theatres in Tokyo, Japan. The film opened in the Shibuya area at a theatre called Cinequinto (www.cinequinto.com). Cinequinto is a renowned independent theatre that has released the likes of “Buffalo 66”, “Memento”, “Drumline” and “Metallica: some kind of Monster”. Just for Kicks will be featured there during 8 weeks straight. Shortly after its release the film was booked at THEATRE N (also located in Shibuya): http://www.theater-n.com/.

J4K in the Annapolis Film Festival

Just For Kicks will be screening at the Annapolis Film Festival, in Annapolis Maryland. The Festival will take place between November 10th and Nov. 13th. For more information please check http://www.annapolisfilmfestival.com

J4K in SCION Route 06 Independent Film Series

Just For Kicks has partnered with SCION to bring the film to key markets accross the Country. The Scion Route 06 Independent Film Series is packed with some of the best award winning street culture related films this year. The festival centers on themes such as the afro beat culture, hip-hop, graffiti, art, and sneakers through groundbreaking films such as Infamy, Favela Rising, Just for Kicks, and Next: A Primer on Urban Painting. Also, The Retail Mafia Documentary will be shown before each screening.  Through the Festival Just For Kicks will be screening in cities such as New York, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin and Atlanta. Details of Just For Kicks screenings are...

J4K on Cell Phones

Just For Kicks has partnered with Cellfish Media to produce and distribute J4K Video Ringtones. The release of these babies is to be announced soon...

International Distribution News

Just For Kicks keeps going Global...from Japan to Australia, NewZealand and all over South America...

J4K in Cincinnati w/ ASAPKicks

Just For Kicks will be screening in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 18, in partnership with ASAP:A Sneaker Boutique (www.asapkicks.com) and Nicholas Gallery.