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HIP HOP-OPERATION (New Zealand 2014) ***
Directed by Bryn Evans
Review by Gilbet Seah
The feel-good crowd pleasing documentary from New Zealand is so-called HP HOP-OPERATION because the film’s subject, a troupe that competes in a hip hop dance championship in Las Vegas is made up of seniors, the oldest of whom is 93, many too who have undergone a hip operation.
The dance troupe is the brainchild of flash mob choreographer Billie Jordan. She ably manages the group. Credit goes to her for everything from her planning, choreography, cheerfulness right down to her financial management and chaperoning of the seniors down to Las Vegas. Her motivation occurred during her experience of an earthquake while in Christchurch. She chose to cherish life. Jordan and the seniors are from an island in New Zealand called Waiheke Island. The…
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