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{{Infobox film
| name           = Paper Chasers
| image          = Paperchasersonesheet.jpg
| caption        = DVD cover
| director       = [[Maxie Collier]]
| writer         = Maxie Collier
| producer       = [[Holly Becker]]<br>Maxie Collier<br>[[Yvette Plummer]]
| starring       = Maxie Collier<br>[[Chuck Brown]]<br>Corey Brown<br>[[James Brown]]<br>Greg Carter<br> [[Damon Dash]]<br> [[Chuck D]]<br>[[Chivon Dean]]<br>[[Hans Dobson]]<br>[[Flavor Flav]]<br>[[Fat Joe]]<br>[[Ludacris]]<br>[[Nivea (singer)|Nivea]]<br>[[Prince Paul (producer)|Prince Paul]]<br>[[Master P.]]<br>[[Chris Robinson (director)|Chris Robinson]]<br>[[Russell Simmons]]<br>[[Sway Calloway]]
| cinematography = Eric McClain
| editing        = Maxie Collier<br>[[Davey Frankel]]<br>[[Ethan Lader]]<br>[[Brad Mays]]
| music          = Angel Red <br>[[Charlie "Parker" Bucknall]]
| distributor    = [[Independent Film Channel]]<br>[[Koch/E1]]
| released       = {{film date|2003|05|07|Tribeca Film Festival}}
| runtime        = 87 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         =
| gross          =
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'''''Paper Chasers''''' is a 2003 American independent documentary film produced by Holly Becker and Yvette Plummer, and directed by [[Maxie Collier]].

==Synopsis==
''Paper Chasers'' is a depiction of the far-flung [[Hip hop]] scene, featuring such well-known artists as [[James Brown]], [[Chuck D.]], [[Flavor Flav]], [[Master P.]], [[Ludacris|Chris Bridges]], and [[Russell Simmons]]. The title of the film it is derived from hip-hop terminology for an individual who is pursuing a lucrative goal or career, where paper money would be the reward for great effort. Director Maxie Collier and his crew traveled the [[United States]] in pursuit of musical paper chasers - music, art and fashion entrepreneurs both famous and unknown - and were lucky enough to chart the rise of hip hop superstar Ludacris. The film, which contains the original music score and title theme song "Paper Chase" by writer/composer Angel Red, granddaughter of Master alto saxophonist and orchestra leader, Johnny Hodges. Along with the London-based music producer Charlie "Parker" Bucknall ([[The 57th Dynasty|57th Dynasty]]), had its world premiere at the 2003 [[Tribeca Film Festival]], and was subsequently released on DVD in 2005 by Koch Home Video [[Entertainment One]] and then broadcast numerous times on the [[Independent Film Channel]] (IFC).<ref>[https://archive.today/20120527134847/http://www.ifc.com/movies/263427/Paper-Chasers ''Paper Chasers'' at IFC]</ref>

Between 1999 and 2008, Collier conducted more than 200 interviews with entrepreneurs, artists, and executives across the country. In 2012, he launched [[Paper Chasers TV]] to share these archive and prepare for the 10 year anniversary film ''[[Paper Chasers 2]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.paperchasers.tv Paper Chasers TV Network]
*{{IMDb title|0365611}}

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:American documentary films]]
[[Category:Documentary films about hip-hop music and musicians]]
[[Category:American independent films]]
[[Category:2003 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2003 English-language films]]
[[Category:2003 American films]]
[[Category:English-language documentary films]]

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