TUPAC VS. DIRECTED BY KEN PETERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Product Description Icon. Philosopher. Martyr. He wanted to change the world, though hebelieved the world might never change. His empathy for the downtroddenwas tempered only by his abject cynicism. He was an icon, a scapegoat,a martyr, and a complex human being. Tupac Amaru Shakur - an idol tohis admirers, an allegory to his detractors - remains a controversialand misunderstood figure long after the shooting that ended his life inSeptember of 1996. In Tupac VS., director Ken Peters has assembled acompelling portrait of Tupac, featuring excerpts from an in-depth,never-before-seen 1995 interview conducted shortly before his releasefrom prison and his entry onto the Death Row Records roster; rarefootage and still photos from Tupac's life and career; on-screencommentary from biographer Michael Eric Dyson ("Holler If You Hear Me:Searching For Tupac Shakur"), artist Rah Pacasso, former manager LeilaSteinberg, and instructor Arvand Elihu ("The Poetry and History ofTupac Shakur"). Tupac VS. lays bare the conflicts and contradictionsthat haunted this legendary artist throughout his short life, as wellthe philosophies and experiences that inspired his music.