Tupac-Resurrection (2003) - Oscar® Nominee

"Mostly, it's a story of violence, and it's superbly told.  Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
"Resurrection is a revelation.  Peter Debruge, Premiere
"A poet warrior of the first order emerges in this riveting chronicle...  Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter

Editor's Note Producer-director Lauren Lazin conceived of this inventive documentary as a way to celebrate the life of one of hip-hop's most iconic figures, Tupac Shakur. Rather than rely on friends, family members, and associates to tell the slain rapper's life story, Lazin instead lets Shakur himself do the talking, as if he's speaking from the grave. The result is an original and insightful autobiography that paints a vibrant picture of a passionate individual who continues to have a profound impact on people all over the world. Raised by his mother, a high-profile Black Panther, Tupac Shakur was a deeply sensitive child who found comfort in the arts. As he grew older he became a successful rapper and actor, giving voice to a generation of disenfranchised youths. Run-ins with the law, stints in jail, and feuds with east coast rappers Puff Daddy and Biggie Smalls all precede the night when he got shot five times in New York City, and his eventual murder in Las Vegas at the premature age of 25. Shakur always remained passionate and supremely distinct, living his life to the fullest and speaking his mind with unflinching clarity and honesty. This powerful tribute captures him in all his contradictory glory, and is a must-see for anyone interested in popular culture and American history and culture.

	Tupac Shakur
	Eminem - Original Music By
	Jon Else - Cinematographer
	Karolyn Ali, et al. - Producer
	Lauren Lazin - Director
	Richard Calderon - Editor

Los Angeles Times
"...The exceptionally charismatic Tupac had a story that was almost Shakespearean in its intensity of feeling, complexity of motive and tragic end....An absorbing and comprehensive new film..." 11/14/2003 p.C11

New York Times
"...Ms. Lazin uses video clips, interviews, still photographs and handwritten lyrics to give Shakur the chance to reflect on his short, dramatic and remarkably productive life..." 11/14/2003 p.E1

Entertainment Weekly
"...The film has been made in a style of layered, flowing density....Made with unusual intimacy..." 11/21/2003 p.60-2

Rolling Stone
"...Lazin's remarkable achievement is to catch Tupac in the act of discovering himself. It's something to see..." 11/27/2003 p.103

Chicago Sun-Times
"[With] spoken prose of a high order, in which analysis, memory and poetry come together seamlessly in sentences and paragraphs that sound as if they were written." 11/14/2003 p.32

Sight and Sound
"[T]here's a first-person sense of intimacy to the film's portraiture. This has its advantages. Shakur emerges from this film a charismatic performer..." 08/01/2004 p.69-70

Miami Herald 9 of 10
Tupac Amaru Shakur is riveting in Tupac: Resurrection. The rapper is a compelling, charismati - Evelyn Mcdonnell

Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
In the long run Shakur might have become more important as an actor than as a singer (as Ice Cube ha - Roger Ebert