Director
Mento was the first national music of Jamaica and it begat Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae and the Dancehall music of today. No film has been made wholly about the subject and it is a little known genre around the world.
Producer
Mento was the first national music of Jamaica and it begat Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae and the Dancehall music of today. No film has been made wholly about the subject and it is a little known genre around the world.
Director
Kassa a free-wheelin rasta man, falls for a straight laced gospel singer Serena, when they both meet as they enter a music contest. Serena's father the pastor forbids her to see him and wants her to marry one of his church members. Meanwhile the record boss organizing the contest, tries to get Kassa's band to sign to his label on his terms not theirs. By using heavy tactics, he pushes the band to fight back.
Editor
Como en la mayoría de sus películas, Derek Jarman introduce en War Requiem elementos de diferentes artes: la música de War Requiem de Britten, la poesía de guerra de Wilfred Owen y las referencias pictóricas de cuadros de John Martin, William Blake y Piero della Francesca. Además, la película integra elementos de teatro, iconografía religiosa, alusiones del cine mudo y bélico, la poesía de John Keats y fragmentos de documentales y de telediarios.
Director
Features a hip original soundtrack, exciting choreography and a theme song performed by Alyssa herself. Kids will dance with her, work out with her, and just hang around and laugh with Alyssa and her friends.
