When the city burned, the culture was born — disco, punk, and hip-hop in one sweaty summer.
New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, police, schools, and social services. There was a city wide blackout with major looting, a serial killer on the loose, and the Bronx was burning. And yet out of the chaos emerged one of the most creative times any city has ever encountered.
Direction
Corra weaves chaos and creativity like they were always lovers.
Editing
Archival footage cuts hit harder than any scripted drama.
Sound
The score is literally the birth of three genres arguing.
Director
Henry Corra
Afrika Bambaataa
Self
Randy Jones
Self
Ed Koch
Self
KRS-One
Self
Geraldo Rivera
Self
Richard Hell
Self
Annie Sprinkle
Self
Patti Smith
Debbie Harry
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bella Abzug
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Berkowitz
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Byrne
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sid Vicious
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grandmaster Flash
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1977 was the summer hip-hop left the Bronx, punk conquered Manhattan, and disco ruled everywhere else — three movements that hated each other but needed the same broken city.
The blackout looting actually jumpstarted hip-hop's spread — stolen DJ equipment flooded poor neighborhoods, letting kids who could never afford turntables become legends.
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