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This event is part of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Hip Hop Summit. Learn more about the summit and find a full schedule.

These screenings are free to attend, but RSVP is required. Please RSVP now to guarantee admittance. If capacity remains day-of event, walk-ins will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Wild Style is a 1983 hip hop film produced by Charlie Ahearn. Released theatrically in 1983 by First Run Features and later re-released for home video by Rhino Home Video, it is regarded as the first hip hop motion picture. The film featured seminal figures within the given period, such as Fab Five Freddy, Lee Quinones, Lady Pink, the Rock Steady Crew, The Cold Crush Brothers, Queen Lisa Lee of Zulu Nation, and Grandmaster Flash. The protagonist "Zoro" is played by New York graffiti artist "Lee" George Quinones.