In collaboration with Flipside London Tours and Music Film Network, over the weekend of 17-18 September, the festival will screen iconic features and documentaries from Jamaica and the UK.
Highlights include Perry Henzell's Jamaican gangster classic The Harder They Come, starring JIMMY CLIFF; I Am The Gorgon, a documentary about legendary producer Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the growth of reggae throughout the world; Pressure, set in 70s West London and hailed as Britain's first black feature film; and Babylon, the 80s sound system feature starring ASWAD's Brinsley Forde.
Screenings will be accompanied by Q&As with some of the leading players.
The full festival schedule is as follows....
SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER
5.00 pm: I Am The Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee And The Roots Of Reggae (Documentary/85 mins)
7.00 pm: Rockers (Feature/100 mins)
9.00 pm: The Harder They Come (Feature/103 mins)
SUNDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER
3.30 pm: Reggae In A Babylon (Documentary/48 mins) + Reggae (Documentary/60 mins)
5.30 pm: Pressure (Feature/120 mins) + Wilf Walker Q&A
8.30 pm: Babylon (Feature/94 mins) + Trevor Laird Q&A
Tickets are on sale now here.
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