Jamaica Movies

  • 2011
    Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend

    Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend

    Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend

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    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...

    Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend
  • 2007
    Promoe: Standard Bearer

    Promoe: Standard Bearer

    Promoe: Standard Bearer

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    "Standard Bearer" chronicles the recording of Swedish rapper Promoe's album "White Mans Burden". It features studio recordings from the making of the...

    Promoe: Standard Bearer
  • 2006
    Made in Jamaica

    Made in Jamaica

    Made in Jamaica

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    A powerful portrait of the leaders of the reggae music Movement, and how Reggae has become a worldwide phenomenon. The film showcases performances by...

    Made in Jamaica
  • 2023
    Soon Come Back

    Soon Come Back

    Soon Come Back

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    Soon Come Back is a poetic documentary about migration’s effect on Nande's relationships to “home” in Jamaica and the US, and her...

    Soon Come Back
  • 1980
    Word, Sound and Power

    Word, Sound and Power

    Word, Sound and Power

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    Music lovers fascinated by the ideas, experiences, and emotions that serve as the foundation of Jamaican reggae are invited to explore the history of...

    Word, Sound and Power
  • 1989
    Lenny Live and Unleashed

    Lenny Live and Unleashed

    Lenny Live and Unleashed

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    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...

    Lenny Live and Unleashed
  • 2013
    I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae

    I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae

    I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae

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    This feature length documentary charts the story of the great Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee. A legend himself, there’s not a lot of pioneers...

    I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae
  • 1964
    This Is Ska

    This Is Ska

    This Is Ska

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    This is Ska is a Hi-Energy documentary on JAMAICAN dance music from 1964

    This Is Ska
  • 1988
    The Lure and the Lore

    The Lure and the Lore

    The Lure and the Lore

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    A collaboration between filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira and performance artist Thomas Pinnock, who performs his "immigrant folktales" using traditional lore...

    The Lure and the Lore
  • 2011
    The First Rasta

    The First Rasta

    The First Rasta

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    Going far beyond the standard imagery of Rasta—ganja, reggae, and dreadlocks—this cultural history offers an uncensored vision of a...

    The First Rasta
  • 2016
    Matilda's Bridge, a Duppy Story

    Matilda's Bridge, a Duppy Story

    Matilda's Bridge, a Duppy Story

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    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.

    Matilda's Bridge, a Duppy Story
  • 2021
    Welcome to Jamaica

    Welcome to Jamaica

    Welcome to Jamaica

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    Inspired by Rachel Moseley-Wood’s essay “The Other Jamaica”, Damian Marley’s controversial song “Welcome to...

    Welcome to Jamaica
  • 2011
    Hit me with music

    Hit me with music

    Hit me with music

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    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.

    Hit me with music