Sacha Jenkins

Sacha Jenkins (born 1971; Philadelphia) is an American documentary director, producer, writer, musician, artist, curator, and chronicler of hip-hop, graffiti, punk, and metal cultures. While still in his teens, Jenkins published Graphic Scenes & X-Plicit Language, one of the earliest 'zines solely dedicated to "graffiti" art. In 1994, Jenkins co-founded Ego Trip magazine. In 2007, he created the competition reality program ego trip's The (White) Rapper Show, which was carried by VH1. Currently, Jenkins is the creative director of Mass Appeal magazine.

Works

All Up in the Biz

Acclaimed director Sacha Jenkins shines a spotlight on the life and rhymes of the 'clown prince of hip-hop', Biz Markie, best known for his Top 40 hit, "Just a Friend." A who's who of legends like rappers Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E Fresh and actor/comedian Tracy Morgan share how Markie's playful approach to the genre made him a hip-hop icon and left an indelible mark in the world of music.

Release Date:2023-06-17

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:1

Sunday Best

The Ed Sullivan Show ran for more than a thousand episodes, and Sunday Best is packed with some of its greatest moments and performances. There are also interviews with legends like Harry Belafonte and Dionne Warwick, who offer a more intimate perspective on what Sullivan was like as a person and an ally. Within every frame of Sunday Best, there is an affection for the early days of television, but beneath the showbiz glitz, a human tenderness towards Ed Sullivan.

Release Date:2023-06-11

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations. This definitive documentary honors Armstrong's legacy as a founding father of jazz, one of the first internationally known and beloved stars, and a cultural ambassador of the United States.

Release Date:2022-10-27

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:23

Everything's Gonna Be All White

A deep dive into America's past and present through the experiences of people of color. The docuseries marries humor with history as it confronts the facets of racism, exploitation and discrimination that contributed to the formation of America.

Release Date:2022-02-11

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:14

Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James

This profile of legendary funk/R&B icon Rick James captures the peaks and valleys of his storied career to reveal a complicated and rebellious soul, driven to share his talent with the world.

Release Date:2021-06-15

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:8

Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men

Transcending the music documentary genre by creating a new lane that merges music, socio-cultural commentary and and intimate family portrait of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Release Date:2019-05-10

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:17

Railroad Ties

Premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, this moving docu-short traces the lineage of six descendants of fugitive slaves and abolitionists. The very human story of the Underground Railroad unfolds through Ancestry records, each discovery revealing the dynamic impact our history has on identity, family and legacy. The film takes a personal look at how understanding our family's past can influence not just who we are, but how we see ourselves.

Release Date:2019-05-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Around the Way

Three-part series, Around the Way, celebrates Black History Month by diving into the history of Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York. A roundtable of notable guests working in arts, entertainment, sports, education, politics, and business discuss the struggles and successes that have come to define the Black experience around the country.

Release Date:2019-02-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:1

The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film 1.5

Director Drew Stone’s New York Hardcore series returns with The New York Chronicles Film 1.5. Featuring never before seen footage and brand new interviews with Sammy Siegler (Youth Of Today / Judge), Jay Peta (Mindforce), Bob Riley Stigmata / Murderers Row) and more. The journey continues throught the community and culture of the iconic New York Hardcore scene that is still vibrant, relevant and going strong to this day. “NYHC Forever And Always!”

Release Date:2018-12-11

Character:Himself

Point Blank Period: A City Girls Documentary

Uncensored documentary about rap duo City Girls and their rise to fame.

Release Date:2018-04-30

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

LOGIC: Gray Matters

Logic opens up about the struggles that have influenced his music and the happiness he found in his career after fighting off crippling anxiety.

Release Date:2018-03-30

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Rapture

Groundbreaking artists share their life stories in this vibrant documentary series that captures hip-hop's impact on global culture.

Release Date:2018-03-30

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:9

Word is Bond

This documentary ﬁlm examines the transformative power of lyrics in the world of hip-hop music. Through dynamic archival footage, in-depth interviews and excursions with artists like Nas, Tech9, J Cole, Rapsody and Anderson. Paak, the film explores the many dimensions that hip-hop poetics occupy.

Release Date:2017-11-10

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:5

Burn Motherfucker, Burn!

An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African Americans and LAPD.

Release Date:2017-04-21

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:8

New Breed Documentary 1989

The New Breed Documentary chronicles a cassette compilation put out by Freddy Alva & Chaka Malik in 1989. New York Hardcore was undergoing a transition at the end of the 80's & this generational shift was exemplified by the bands that were featured on the compilation.The story of the tape is at heart the story of NYC & kids that grew up in it's five boroughs as well as related outposts in Long Island/Yonkers. A unique set of social/economic circumstances during the 70's & 80's forged the individuals that went on to make up the New York Hardcore scene. This full length documentary profiles band members/fanzine editors/record label heads & fans that made up this vibrant scene with narration by NYHC book author Tony Rettman. It's unheard of for a feature film to focus on an outdated analog format like a cassette compilation but it is through the eyes of these individuals that a spotlight is shined onto those tumultuous times & what is ultimately a tribute to a bygone era.

Release Date:2016-03-30

Fresh Dressed

The history of Hip-Hop / Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between. Supported by rich archival materials and in-depth interviews with individuals crucial to the evolution of a way of life--and the outsiders who studied and admired them – Fresh Dressed goes to the core of where style was born on the black and brown side of town.

Release Date:2015-06-26

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:26