laurels Nerdcore Rising follows MC Frontalot the "Godfather of Nerdcore" on his first national tour to reveal the roots of the genre,
the dorky complexities of its artists, and one MC's fight for nerd stardom. Featuring Weird Al Yankovic, Prince Paul, Jello Biafra, Tycho & Gabe, Brian Posehn, MC Frontalot, MC Chris, MC Lars and a slew of other nerdcore artists and commentators.
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"Hilarious & delightful" – "Funny, inspiring, authentic, sympathetic and never, ever mean." – “Negin Farsad's hilarious cross-country journey with "nerdcore hip-hop" pioneer MC Frontalot might be the ultimate SXSW film, with irresistible appeal.” – “This one's sure to get some kind of distribution sooner or later.” - Salon's Best of Fest read more quotes

"Honest and heartfelt" – "You couldn't ask for a better primer." - "The Ascent of Nerdcore Rising" - Wired read more quotes

"'The goal is to be funny without being a joke,' says one fan; Nerdcore Rising walks, and rocks, that line with skills to spare." - "The rallying cry of a movement" - Austin Chronicle read more quotes

Nerdcore Rising is a riot from the first scene” – “The contrast between Nerdcore Rising and every other rap documentary makes for rolling entertainment.” - Boston Herald read more quotes

"Electrifying and arresting" – "It is a well-edited, wonderfully presented look at a movement that speaks to everything geek." – "If you do anything this year to feed your inner geek, make it a point to check out this wonderful doc." - Film School Rejects read more quotes

"This movie made me laugh." - "Nerdcore Rising is hysterical." - CinemATL read more quotes

Nerdcore Rising "makes for a hell of a fun ride" - "Director Negin Farsad has created an awesome documentary" - "This turned out to be one of my favorite South By films this year." - Ain't It Cool read more quotes

"Perhaps this could lead to peace and understanding between nerds and the people who normally mock them?" - "Nerdcore Rising is a crowd-pleaser." - Cinematical read more quotes

"Nerdcore Rising is packed with some great music, entertaining fan and non-fan reactions and cool animations and graphics which do a great job in rockin' that nerdy-cool vibe. A big hit at SXSW, you'll be sure to see more of this film around the circuit (and hopefully in theaters)." - The Film Lot read more quotes

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The Boston Thing, Please Explain
Posted on Friday, 18 April 2008 by Negin Farsad   

 I believe the Boston situation deserves its very own brief entry as the previous blog (AKA The Bumblingest Blog from the Annals of Convoluted Bloggery) has left some confused. So, here goes:


How to Obtain Free Tickets to the MC Frontalot/Prince Paul After Party at the Independent Film Festival Boston: A Four Part Treaties
  1. Email me by April 22 with your name (“me” being negin and my email address being, the thing you would normally find on the Contact page of this here website)

  2. I’ll put your name on a slip of paper PLUS ONE. I will throw said paper in a hat-like object. Since my original, now notoriously confusing blog entry, I’ve decided to specify that the hat-like object will in fact be the hat I wore when I played the part of “G-d” in Neil Simon’s “God’s Favorite” my senior year of high school*). The first fifty to be drawn from that Neil Simon-esque hat, will get in to the party.

  3.  I’ll email you back (probably on April 23/24) letting you know that you’re getting a free ticket to the party. Your response to that email may be to A) rejoice, B) shrug with indifference, or C) eat a waffle.

  4. The catch is you can only pick up your ticket at one of the screenings. Which means, that you might as well see the film while you’re at it! But I wouldn’t view that as “a catch” maybe more of an “awesome incidental.” But of course, I’m biased.

Of course, if you want to see the movie in the Boston area, you’d need this information:


IFF Boston Screening Details:
Friday, April 25, Midnight @ Somerville Theatre (55 Davis Square)
Sunday, April 27, 5pm @ Brattle Theatre (40 Brattle St., Harvard Square)
Get Tix Here


Negin Only Gods FavoriteHope that clears up our role in the IFFBoston and its closing night ITA/Nerdcore Rising party.


With a larger sense of clarity,
negin

*I mean, I don’t want to brag but that part landed me the prestigious “Best Actress” trophy in the annual Palm Springs High School Thespian Awards. It would have been unbecoming had I mentioned that in the actual body of the blog – of course not everyone is as fortunate as I am to win the much sought after PSHSTA. But I did feel that it warranted a small utterance in the post-script space. And again, without wanting to brag, a photo of me in that role just seemed necessary. I'm 16 in the photo. And yes, a drama geek of epic proportions.

 


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10so jealous
I wish I could be there, but I have no doubt this will be one highly covered conference.
Can't wait to see the ROFLcarnage.

ReplyDoctor Popular on April 22, 2008, 2:16 pm

00yo
I'm not a big fan of the glasses, but the rest of your outfit from that photo is top-notch.

ReplyMandrew on April 23, 2008, 8:09 am

00filmmaker person
dude, those are god's glasses you're dissing - who are we to judge god's optical fashion choices?

Replynegin on April 23, 2008, 1:48 pm

00Danimal
Is that hat from the set of Blossom or a RUN DMC show, or both!!! Yahweh's in da' house!

Replypixelf*cker on April 25, 2008, 8:26 am

00boston
hope the showing and all went well tonight, even though we all know yall rocked it ^_^...
wish we could have made it, but we are keeping the nerdcore love alive in austin ^_^...

Replyayapa on April 26, 2008, 1:00 am

00kickass IFFB screening
Thanks to the Frontalot crew for doing that thing they do and the filmmaking team for conjuring up such a damn entertaining experience! I hafta say, it was the most *fun* I've had at a screening all fest! (Also, the filmmakers are hott!) Keep on keepin on~

Replycabinboy brian on April 27, 2008, 11:31 pm

00Mantra party
Last night's Mantra party was a huge success. MC Frontalot was fantastic in his performance and the fans had a great time seeing him and Negin there and having access to them. I personally loved this event.

ReplyPatrick Weintraub on April 28, 2008, 8:58 am

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Front did a great show as always! I really liked the movie too, Negin- awesome "incidental". Good times!

ReplyAbilee on April 29, 2008, 3:15 pm
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