Rashid Zakat

a man filming a woman with her eyes closed and her hands on her chest

Rashid Zakat is a filmmaker and artist based in Philadelphia. He uses video, photography, design, audio and the web to encourage people to find as much beauty, joy and wonder as possible. Rashid has a 15-year career as a director and cinematographer for non-fiction, experimental films and music videos. He has done work for India.Arie, Carmelo Anthony, Black Thought, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, BlackStar Film Festival, Soul Train, Topic, WHYY, Philadelphia Contemporary, Mural Arts, BET and more. His personal work includes short documentary, iPhone and traditional portrait projects, visual mixtapes, digital publications, video installations, open mics and dance parties that experiment with visuals.

Website
https://rashidzakat.com
Email
rashidzakat@gmail.com
Grantee type
Filmmaker

Grants Awarded to Rashid Zakat

$20,000 - Awarded December 2020

Grantees
Rashid Zakat
Project
Hold It Down
Focus areas
Representation in Media
Description

The 2020 film grant will support "Hold It Down," a music history documentary focusing on the DIY, site-specific characteristics of the West Philadelphia House Music scene from 1998 to 2006. The interactive documentary series engages in a kind of Black digital culture archaeology which collects and reassembles images, videos, sounds, and oral histories from the West Philly House music scene to tell the story of a neighborhood's immense cultural impact across place and era.

Related Projects

Rashid Zakat

Hold It Down

Film

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