Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

Director: Jorge Hinojosa
Cast: Chris Rock, Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, Bill Duke, Henry Rollins
Theatrical Release Date: Sat Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Synopsis: Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp examines the tumultuous life of Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he reinvented himself from pimp to author of seven groundbreaking books. These books were the birth of Street Lit and explored the world of the ghetto in gritty and poetic detail and have made him a cultural icon. Interviews with Iceberg Slim, Chris Rock, Henry Rollins, Ice-T, Quincy Jones and Snoop Dogg. [courtesy of TIFF]

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Indiewire Reviews

TIFF Capsule Review: 'Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp'

Iceberg Slim made his name by writing the autobiographical book "Pimp: The Story of My Life." Released in 1969, it was an eye-opening account of how pimps persuade, cajole and beat women into agreeing to sell themselves. Director Jorge Hinojosa (long time manager of Ice-T) doesn’t just concern itself with his seminal book, but looks at how the author turned himself from a seller of women to a seller of words. The mix of talking heads and archive photographs works better than some clunky use of pulp-style animation. Hinojosa goes to the usual suspects to chat about black culture, Ice-T, Snoop Dogg and rent-a-quote Chris Rock...
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