Jamaica Movies
- 2011
Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend
Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend42011HD
Based on footage shot in the early seventies and lost for more than thirty years, we see and hear the young Bob Marley before he was famous. The film...
- 2007
Promoe: Standard Bearer
Promoe: Standard Bearer02007HD
"Standard Bearer" chronicles the recording of Swedish rapper Promoe's album "White Mans Burden". It features studio recordings from the making of the...
- 2006
Made in Jamaica
Made in Jamaica72006HD
A powerful portrait of the leaders of the reggae music Movement, and how Reggae has become a worldwide phenomenon. The film showcases performances by...
- 2023
Soon Come Back
Soon Come Back02023HD
Soon Come Back is a poetic documentary about migration’s effect on Nande's relationships to “home” in Jamaica and the US, and her...
- 1980
Word, Sound and Power
Word, Sound and Power6.31980HD
Music lovers fascinated by the ideas, experiences, and emotions that serve as the foundation of Jamaican reggae are invited to explore the history of...
- 1989
Lenny Live and Unleashed
Lenny Live and Unleashed81989HD
It is very rare for a British comedian to be given a concert film all to themself but in 1989 Lenny Henry was given that honour. We start off with...
- 2013
I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae
I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae02013HD
This feature length documentary charts the story of the great Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee. A legend himself, there’s not a lot of pioneers...
- 1964
This Is Ska
This Is Ska01964HD
This is Ska is a Hi-Energy documentary on JAMAICAN dance music from 1964
- 1988
The Lure and the Lore
The Lure and the Lore01988HD
A collaboration between filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira and performance artist Thomas Pinnock, who performs his "immigrant folktales" using traditional lore...
- 2011
The First Rasta
The First Rasta42011HD
Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta—ganja, reggae, and dreadlocks—this cultural history offers an uncensored vision of a...
- 2016
Matilda's Bridge, a Duppy Story
Matilda's Bridge, a Duppy Story62016HD
Will Brown, A life coach, investigates the connection of the Duppy-Man and the disappearance of two of his clients while on vacation in Jamaica.
- 2021
Welcome to Jamaica
Welcome to Jamaica02021HD
Inspired by Rachel Moseley-Wood’s essay “The Other Jamaica”, Damian Marley’s controversial song “Welcome to...
- 2011
Hit me with music
Hit me with music02011HD
30 years after Bob Marley's death Jamaica continues to be on top of the world-wide music scene. Reggae has evolved into a new genre, Dancehall.