BEING BLACKER
Made with intimacy and insight by BAFTA-winning documentarian Molly Dineen, this is the story of Blacker Dread, a renowned Jamaican-born reggae producer and record shop owner from Brixton, the traditional home of London's Jamaican migrants. Forty years after featuring in Dineen's first film, Blacker invites Dineen to film his mother's funeral, opening the door to his life at a time of great personal crisis. As the story unfolds, and Blacker faces his first prison sentence, he reflects on the issues that have dogged his last 40 years in the UK; inequality, poverty, crime and racism. Made with intimacy and warmth, BEING BLACKER takes us deep into Blacker's world with boundless empathy for its subjects, offering a striking insight into the challenges that Britain's Caribbean community continues to face. (Note adapted from BAM Caribbean Film Series.) Official Selection, 2018 Third Horizon Caribbean Film Festival, 2019 BAM Caribbean Film Series. DIR/SCR/PROD Molly Dineen. Jamaica/UK, 2018, color, 90 min. In English. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Opening Date: Monday, June 10, 2019
Genre: Documentary - biography
