Loira Limbal aka DJ Laylo is a filmmaker, DJ, and activist who directed and produced "Estilo Hip Hop", a video documentary that chronicles the rise of hip hop activism throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Limbal has worked at various community-based organizations including The Point CDC, The Dominican Women's Development Center, and Sista II Sista. Currently, she is the director of The Reel X Project, which is a social justice and creative filmmaking space for young women of color in the Southwest Bronx. Limbal received a B.A. in History from Brown University and is a graduate of the Third World Newsreel's Film and Video Production Training Program. She has received awards from the Bronx Council on the Arts, the Open Society Institute, the Ford Foundation, and the Lisa Sullivan Fund for her work combining arts and activism.

Vee Bravo is an independent media-maker and activist who directed and produced "Estilo Hip Hop", a film documentary that chronicles the rise of hip hop activism throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Over the past decade Bravo has initiated several unique projects aimed at creating responsible links between media and marginal communities. These initiatives include the Cell Block Project, a yearly media literacy and film series held at New York's Rikers Island Correctional Facility. In the late 90s Bravo also co-founded Stress magazine, the first lifestyles publication to fuse hip hop and social activism. Bravo's community work has been recognized and supported by the Open Society Institute, the Union Square Awards, and the Ford Foundation.

FUNDED BY:
ITVS • The Ford Foundation • The Jerome Foundation •
The Open Society Institute • The Funding Exchange
The Lisa Sullivan Fund