BAD LIKE BROOKYLN DANCEHALL
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As young Jamaican immigrants across Brooklyn were coming of age during the 1980s and 1990s, they were drawn to dancehall music as a way to stay connected to life back home. Soon, New York City would become known as the 15th Parish of Jamaica, as DJs, sound systems and energetic dancing swept the city's underground music scene alongside hip-hop. Shot in NYC and Kingston, Jamaica, under the guidance of executive producer Shaggy, BAD LIKE BROOKLYN DANCEHALL charts the remarkable rise of an under-acknowledged music genre through never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with dancehall luminaries such as Sean Paul and Ding Dong, pointing to the ever-present influence of dancehall music on a younger generation of Caribbean-Americans and beyond. (Note adapted from A9NY Studio.) DIR/PROD Ben DiGiacomo; DIR Dutty Vannier; SCR/PROD Amy DiGiacomo; PROD AJ Leon, Ramfis Myrthil, Jay Will. Jamaica/U.S., 2023, color, 93 min. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 93 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, June 08, 2024
Genre: Documentary - music
