How Sacha Jenkins Went From Self-Publishing Zines as a Teen to Acclaimed Filmmaker

On this week’s episode of idea Generation, writer and filmmaker Sacha Jenkins takes us on a journey from his childhood in Queens launching his own underground rap and graffiti zines, to pioneering the culture-defining magazine EgoTrip. Eventually Jenkins would move into the world of filmmaking, directing the critically acclaimed documentaries Fresh Dressed, Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, and his latest work, Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues.

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