INNA DE YARD: THE SOUL OF JAMAICA
While Bob Marley may be most closely associated with the heyday of reggae music, there are others who did not achieve international stardom, yet remain popular in Jamaica and among reggae fans — singers and songwriters who maintain the spiritual and social values reflected in their music from the 1970s and '80s. Now they will once again sing about those values, as relevant as ever, on an international tour. INNA DE YARD captures the musicians — among them Ken Boothe, Winston McAnuff, Kiddus I and Cedric Myton — as they reacquaint, swap stories and talk about their lives while rehearsing in a studio in the hills above Kingston in a house adorned with hundreds of old LPs and 45s. From GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING director Peter Webber, INNA DE YARD captures the ongoing relevance of reggae and the music's ability to revitalize an older generation, while passing it on to younger listeners. (Note adapted from the Tribeca Film Festival.) Official Selection, 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. DIR/SCR Peter Webber; PROD Laurent Baudens, Laurent Flahault, Yann Legay, Gaël Nouaille. France, 2019, color, 99 min. In English and Jamaican patois with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 99 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, June 17, 2022
Genre: Documentary - music
