11 minutes of extras are also available: an in-depth interview with the film’s presenter Dr Erach Bharucha (see below) and a short documentary on the work of BVIEER

“BeatMakers”, documents the never ending hustle of up-and-coming as well as seasoned producers.

Filmed inside their home studios, these hungry musicians aspire to obtain more equipment, sell their hot tracks, and, of course, make a name for themselves in the competitive music industry.

The film follows a plethora of track masters in various stages of their careers including newcomer Justin “J Dot” Moyd, a 23 year-old college student who nears graduation, as he assembles his production center, works with aspiring recording artists and puts together his first professional demo package.

We also see a group of savvy producers, called 'Battery Five', combine their collective efforts, and discuss their trials and tribulations. We witness their relentless pursuit to create a "movement" and be recognized in such a tumultuous business.

The film provides a behind-the-scenes forum for composers to get a lot off their chests and discuss their unbridled passion for making music all with a steadfast belief that the 'next' track will be the one to take them to the ‘next’ level!

The film aired nationally on the Arts & Entertainment Network. "I still show this film because I believe it to be the best example of my work as an artist and filmmaker. It is the only film that I have done which was completely my vision. I take the blame for the mistakes and the credit for the successes," explains the director, Eric Mofford.

Director Caveh Zahedi ("I am a Sex Addict") approaches legendary songwriter Will Oldham ("Palace", "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy") with the unusual proposition of taking psychedelic mushrooms together. Surprisingly, Will accepts. They meet up in Austin, Texas, with longtime collaborators Greg Watkins ("A Sign from God") and Thomas Logoreci ("In the Bathtub of the World") to film the results.

A groundbreaking and poignant documentary examining the impact of Southern Hip Hop. School yourself on current status of Hip Hop and how the South's influence has made a significant impact on contemporary American pop culture.

Featuring artists such as Akon, Chamillionaire, Piles, Luke, and Trina to name a few, this film examines the rise of this musical phenomenon called Southern Hip Hop.

Skid Row is a 50 square block area in downtown Los Angeles where an average of 100,000 homeless and transient people live on any given night.

In SKID ROW, Pras Michel - of the hip-hop group The Fugees - lives on the streets of Skid Row for 9 days and nights as a homeless person. The entire time he and the filmmakers are undercover, using surveillance cameras in an area where cameras present a threat to anonymity. His goal: to find out what it really means to be homeless, and to put a human face on an issue that has plagued our country for generations. His journey is riddled with hunger, exposure to the elements, criminals, drugs and danger. Pras learns not only how to fend for himself, but discovers the dangerous, very human and, at times, humorous underbelly of Los Angeles.