HENRY CHALFANT : ALL CITY, 1985

Henry Chalfant, the director of the genre-defining documentary Style Wars, initially planned this project as the first episode of a regular television series exploring New York's burgeoning hip-hop culture, with a particular emphasis on graffiti. Although funding fell through, the material was too valuable to be abandoned. Chalfant compiled what he had, and like Style Wars, it remains a powerful testament to a culture in full bloom.