
Acting
DJ Mehdi
Born — Died
1977-01-20 — 2011-09-14
Place of birth
Asnières sur Seine, France
Known for
Acting
Credits
8 titles
Mehdi Favéris-Essadi (20 January 1977 – 13 September 2011), better known by his stage name DJ Mehdi, was a French-Tunisian hip hop and house music producer and DJ. He was signed to the label Ed Banger Records, founded by his friend Pedro Winter, in which he released in 2006 his album Lucky Boy, also the label's debut album. Description above from the Wikipedia article DJ Mehdi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
8.4Self-taught composer, turntable prodigy, and visionary producer, DJ Mehdi was the only French artist to bridge the gap between two seemingly opposing worlds: rap and electro. Thirteen years after his sudden passing, this documentary series, directed by his childhood friend Thibaut de Longeville, sheds light on the role of this free spirit in the rise of these two musical scenes in France during the 1990s and 2000s.
DJ Mehdi: Made in France
2024
8.0During the three weeks of Justice's March 2008 North American tour, Romain Gavras, So Me and the band themselves tape every second of their escapades across the country and the chaos that ensued.
A Cross the Universe
2008
9.0A special documentary featuring over 50 artists, including Birdy Nam Nam, Yuksek, SebastiAn, Brodinski, DJ Mehdi, Kavinsky, Les Petits Pilous, Don Rimini, The Bloody Beetroots, Steve Aoki, Jackson and his Computer Band, The Subs, The Shoes, Busy P, Boombass, Mix Hell, Boys Noize and many more.
Head Down
2021
8.0A documentary at the heart of French rap in 2002: its beginnings, its history, its influences. Featuring interviews, freestyles, and previously unseen live performances from French rap artists. Dance, graffiti, and DJing are explored with most of the pioneers of the movement, such as Squat, Dee Nasty, Crazy B, Lionel D, Kool Shen, DJ Mehdi… as well as Mode2 and Jon One for graffiti. The 1 hour and 20 minutes alternate between footage of concerts and artists in the studio, like DJ Pone, with commentary primarily from rappers but also from other key figures. A remarkable retrospective and work beginning with archival photos from New York.
Rap Attack
2002
NRExplores the special relationship between Coachella and Pedro Winter aka Busy P, from his early days as Daft Punk’s manager through the founding of Ed Banger Records to his current status as globe-trotting DJ and international ambassador for house music and the French Touch. With never-before-seen footage and materials from Daft Punk’s legendary 2006 Coachella performance and Justice’s numerous festival appearances, Busy P Says “Oui” is an inspiring story of the magic that can come from a single word.
Busy P Says "Oui"
2024
NRThe story of the most controversial French rap group. For the first time, the artists from the Orly-Choisy-Vitry axis open up in an exceptional documentary lasting over 2 hours, featuring unreleased live footage, music videos, and documents dating back to 1991.
Si tu roules avec la Mafia K'1 Fry
2003
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
9.0A special documentary featuring over 50 artists, including Birdy Nam Nam, Yuksek, SebastiAn, Brodinski, DJ Mehdi, Kavinsky, Les Petits Pilous, Don Rimini, The Bloody Beetroots, Steve Aoki, Jackson and his Computer Band, The Subs, The Shoes, Busy P, Boombass, Mix Hell, Boys Noize and many more.
Head Down
2021
NRExplores the special relationship between Coachella and Pedro Winter aka Busy P, from his early days as Daft Punk’s manager through the founding of Ed Banger Records to his current status as globe-trotting DJ and international ambassador for house music and the French Touch. With never-before-seen footage and materials from Daft Punk’s legendary 2006 Coachella performance and Justice’s numerous festival appearances, Busy P Says “Oui” is an inspiring story of the magic that can come from a single word.
Busy P Says "Oui"
2024
2010s · 2 titles
NRA chronological and thematic history of French rap, told through a list of 11 short films, emblematic titles from 1990 to the present day. Each episode ends with an original cover by an emerging French artist or rapper.
French Game
2019
NRSince his arrival in France as a child, the traumas of exile, abandonment, and poverty have shaped the identity of Alix Mathurin. As a teenager, rap and the streets led him away from school. Endowed with a strong presence and a sensitive pen, Kery James quickly becomes the voice of a generation of young people from the suburbs who are aware that life and they themselves are deteriorating together. At the same time, he plays with fire within a gang of drug dealers and robbers. The murder of one of his friends prompts him to stop everything, both rap and the path of delinquency. Converted to Islam, he resumes rap as a missionary because he knows that his voice is influential.
Les 4 visages de Kery James
2012
2000s · 3 titles
8.0During the three weeks of Justice's March 2008 North American tour, Romain Gavras, So Me and the band themselves tape every second of their escapades across the country and the chaos that ensued.
A Cross the Universe
2008
8.0A documentary at the heart of French rap in 2002: its beginnings, its history, its influences. Featuring interviews, freestyles, and previously unseen live performances from French rap artists. Dance, graffiti, and DJing are explored with most of the pioneers of the movement, such as Squat, Dee Nasty, Crazy B, Lionel D, Kool Shen, DJ Mehdi… as well as Mode2 and Jon One for graffiti. The 1 hour and 20 minutes alternate between footage of concerts and artists in the studio, like DJ Pone, with commentary primarily from rappers but also from other key figures. A remarkable retrospective and work beginning with archival photos from New York.
Rap Attack
2002
NRThe story of the most controversial French rap group. For the first time, the artists from the Orly-Choisy-Vitry axis open up in an exceptional documentary lasting over 2 hours, featuring unreleased live footage, music videos, and documents dating back to 1991.
Si tu roules avec la Mafia K'1 Fry
2003
