Carmen : a hip hopera / New Line Television ; MTV ; written by Michael Elliot ; directed by Robert Townsend ; produced by Graig Hutchinson.

A timeless story of desire, passion, and betrayal told through song by a cast of today's hip-hop stars.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Collins, Kip, 1969-2006 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	New Line Television (Firm) MTV Networks (Production company) New Line Home Entertainment (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors:	Townsend, Robert, 1957- (Film director, Field director) Elliot, Mike, 1967- (Screenwriter) Hutchinson, Graig (Film producer) Phifer, Mekhi, 1975- (Actor) Beyoncé, 1981- (Actor) Mos Def (Rapper) (Actor) Rah-Digga (Actor) Bryant, Joy, 1976- (Actor) Jean, Wyclef (Actor) Da Brat (Musician) (Actor) Dupri, Jermaine, 1972- (Actor) Bow Wow (Musician) (Actor) Lee, Casey (Actor) Gomez-Preston, Reagan, 1980- (Actor) Sarpong, Sam (Actor) Winbush, Troy (Actor) Williamson, Fred (Actor) Williams, Sekani (Lyricist) Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2002], ©2002.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Operas > Film adaptations. Rap (Music) > Drama. Hip-hop > Drama. Hip-hop. Operas. Rap (Music) Drama. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	MTV's hip hopera: Carmen.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	A timeless story of desire, passion, and betrayal told through song by a cast of today's hip-hop stars.
Note:	Originally broadcast on television in 2001. An adaptation of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. Container cover lists "music by Kip Collins and Keisha Robinson"--- no listing for Keisha Robinson on anything but this cover. Sekani Williams is not on the cover, but is credited in the movie. - - viewed 8/11/2014. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AJ4 D0017850 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
ISBN:	0780638581 9780780638587
Credits:	Music by Kip Collins ; lyrics by Sekani Williams.
System Details:	DVD ; region 1 ; full screen, widescreen ; Dolby Digital stereo.
Cast:	Mekhi Phifer, Beyoncé Knowles, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Joy Bryant, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Lil' Bow Wow, Casey Lee, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Sam Sarpong, Troy Winbush, Fred Williamson.