“This is a Memphis story – a movie about making music by any means necessary,” says Craig Brewer, writer-director of the new film “Hustle & Flow.” “Music has been our common love and language. It’s our chance to take our pain, our struggle, our tools, and put it into something that has a beat, raw and unfiltered.”
“Hustle & Flow” is the story of DJay, a hustler who finally figures out a way to realize his dreams. An ultimately universal story set in the world of Memphis hip-hop music and inspired by the rhythms of that city, “Hustle & Flow” features new music by innovative artists that bust genre barriers. Driven by a tour-de-force performance by Terrence Howard, “Hustle & Flow” received the Audience Award and Cinematography Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
