Oye

Oye is a biography that journeys through the 90's cultural revival and redefined what we know as brand new old school. The B-Boy scene was a commemoration of a new-found identity in a very experimental form of movement. Miami played a huge role as the cultural landscape in which the B-boy scene sparked an evolution and revolution of dance. This film sheds different light on a different aspect of Miami history, a history not rife with stories of drug infiltration, corrupt politics, and superficiality but one of new found identity, experimental expression and morays that helped build our Graffiti and B-Boy Culture. By reclaiming that history, OYE explores a city in the midst of change, a clash of cultures, races, religions, and traditions, and during the height of violent gang wars. OYE tells the story of how the underbelly of a marginalized scene took to the streets of Miami and became a mainstay in dance, hip-hop, and music. OYE is a familiar term in the Miami social sphere, derived from the Spanish expression to call attention. But more than anything else, it's a tribute to a time where a group of individuals who, in coming of age, defined an era. Oye. Ode to. Yesterday. Eulogy.