SOFT BOY FOREVER
COLOURIST | SHORT DOC | 2019 | 14 MINS
SYNOPSIS
A film about Soft Boy Records, the Dublin rap collective flipping hip-hop's braggadocio on its head within Ireland's growing underground music scene. A part of Contemporary Scenes, a Boiler Room series uncovering underground collectives, artists and subcultures from across the world; subverting media narratives of young people globally through music. Winner of the Webby Award 2019 Music category.
The documentary features some of the most exciting young Irish music talent at the moment, including: Kojaque, Kean Kavanagh, Luka Palm, Gaptoof, Brièn, Matt Finnegan, Five to Two, Henry Earnest, Wastefellow, jar jar jr. A part of Contemporary Scenes, a Boiler Room series uncovering underground collectives, artists and subcultures from across the world http://blrrm.tv/contemporary-scenes".
PROD | Boiler Room
DIRECTOR/EDITOR | Ronan Corrigan
PRODUCER | Hope Kemp
SOFT BOY RECORDS | BOILER ROOM | DISTRICT REVIEW | the verge webby winners 2019
“If you’d rather stay in, you could do worse than to watch a new Boiler Room documentary, Soft Boy, about the booming underground hip hop scene in Ireland (I’m serious). The film follows Dublin-based record label and artist collective, Soft Boy Records, which was launched by rapper Kojaque after being told by labels and managers that his accent would be viewed as a “gimmick”.
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“Irish hip hop: self expression in a changing nation.”
“It’s an interesting watch. No doubt the collective are currently at the creative helm for some of the nation’s most vibrant art.”
“Boiler Room has shared an engrossing new mini-documentary tracing Ireland’s burgeoning underground hip-hop scene.”
