'' Slingshot Hip Hop '' is a 2008 documentary film directed by Jackie Reem Salloum which traces the history and development of Palestinian hip hop , in the Palestinian territories from the time DAM pioneered the art form in the late 1990s . It braids together the stories of young Palestinian artists living in Gaza , the West Bank and inside Israel as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty . Featuring artists ; The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival , and was later shown on the Sundance Channel and has won over 13 awards . It has shown in film festivals around the world including ; International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam ( IDFA ) , ND/NF , Stockholm International Film Festival , Sensoria Music & Film Festival , Bonnaroo Music Festival , DOX BOX Syria , Dubai International Film Festival , Beirut International Film Festival , Boston Palestine Film Festival . In August 2008 '' Slingshot Hip Hop '' was shown to Palestinian youth in three of Lebanon 's Palestinian refugee camps ; Shatila , Bourj al-Barajneh , and Beddawi
Sensoria Music & Film Festival
Sensoria Music & Film Festival
Slingshot Hip Hop