RUDEBOY: THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS
During the late 1960s and early '70s, London label Trojan Records — founded by Jamaican-born businessman Lee Gopthal — became one of the most influential Jamaican record companies in history. Combining archival footage, dramatic reconstructions and interviews with legendary artists, RUDEBOY places the story of Trojan Records at the heart of a cultural revolution which unfolded in the council estates and across the dancefloors of Britain, where ska, rocksteady and reggae announced a black presence in Britain, as immigration and innovation transformed popular music and culture. Told by a cast of musical legends including Lee "Scratch" Perry, Toots Hibbert, Ken Boothe, Neville Staple, Marcia Griffiths, Dave Barker, Dandy Livingstone, Lloyd Coxsone, Pauline Black, Derrick Morgan and more, RUDEBOY interweaves the emergence of an influential musical movement with Jamaica's post-colonial history. Official Selection 2018 London and IDFA film festivals; 2019 DOC NYC, CPH:DOX film festivals. DIR/SCR Nicolas Jack Davies; PROD Sam Bridger, Vivienne Perry. UK, 2018, color, 86 min. In English. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 86 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, June 08, 2019
Genre: Documentary - music
