Hit Me with Music () Duration: 1H30M Description: 30 years after Bob Marley’s death Jamaica continues to be on top of the world-wide music scene. Reggae has evolved into a new genre, Dancehall… Trailer ↗ Jamaica Documentary
Category: Jamaica
Icon Eye ()
Icon Eye () Duration: 58M Description: ICON EYE documents the time young California musicians Cameron Stallones (aka Sun Araw) and M. Geddes Gengras spent in Kingston, Jamaica collaborating with Rastafarian dub reggae vocal group The Congos. Produced by Brooklyn-based ….. Trailer ↗ United States Jamaica Documentary Music
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OnePeople: The Celebration (2012)
OnePeople: The Celebration (2012) Duration: 1H30M Description: OnePeople is a documentary to celebrate Jamaica’s global reach and significance in her 50th year and how that came to be. One aspect of the documentary is interviews the many Jamaicans who have excelled at home and in the diaspora….. Trailer ↗ Jamaica 2012 Documentary
You Have His Eyes (2014)
You Have His Eyes (2014) Duration: 1H30M Description: At three months old Christopher was adopted. 25 years later he reunited with his biological mother. He then began documenting his search for his father. An intense life-changing experience is captured as Chris uncovers the dormant….. Trailer ↗ United States Jamaica 2014 Documentary
The Abominable Crime (2013)
The Abominable Crime (2013) Duration: 1H5M Description: This is a story about a mother’s love for her child and an activist’s love for his country – and the stakes are life and death. Spanning five countries, THE ABOMINABLE CRIME explores the impacts of homophobia through the eyes of t….. Trailer ↗ United States Canada Jamaica […]
Hue: A Matter of Colour (2013)
Hue: A Matter of Colour (2013) Duration: 1H26M Description: A documentary that weaves together personal journeys, historical facts and expert analysis to show the world through the eyes of those touched by the issue of “colourism”… Trailer ↗ Canada Brazil China Denmark Jamaica 2013 Documentary Biography History
Why Do Jamaicans Run So Fast (2009)
Bashment Granny (2008)
Taboo Yardies Documentary Feature (2011)
Taboo Yardies Documentary Feature (2011) Duration: 1H19M Description: Taboo… Yardies, is a film that captures the violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender in Jamaica West Indies and the violation of ones human rights; the socio-economics, socio-political, mental health and the i….. Trailer ↗ United States Jamaica 2011 Documentary Family History
Third World Cop (1999)
Third World Cop (1999) Duration: 1H38M Description: A police officer returns to his neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica to find himself in conflict with his childhood friend who is now the right-hand-man of the local gang-lord in a gun-running racket. Jamaica’s highest-grossing film ….. Trailer ↗ Jamaica 1999 Action Drama Thriller
The Fade (2012)
The Fade (2012) Duration: 1H16M Description: 4 barbers, 4 lives,1 story… The Fade is an intimate portrait of four Afro barbers across the world over seven days. The observational documentary reveals exactly what this profession means to society in the 21st century. Set in ….. Trailer ↗ United Kingdom Jamaica Ghana United States 2012 Documentary […]
A Woman's Deeper Journey Into Sex (2015)
A Woman’s Deeper Journey Into Sex (2015) Duration: 1H15M Description: We follow fictional character Detective Lacey on her travels to investigate aspects of female sexuality including women buying sex and Rent-A-Dreads. Lacey returns at the beginning of the film and reflects retrospectively on her j….. Trailer ↗ Australia Canada Jamaica United States United Kingdom 2015 […]
Legends of Ska (2015)
Lee Scratch Perry's Vision of Paradise (2015)
Lee Scratch Perry’s Vision of Paradise (2015) Duration: 1H40M Description: Lee Scratch Perry’s Vision of Paradise is a unique project in many ways. It is the life story of the legendary musician, but it is not a biography, it is a fairytale documentary! The director followed Lee Perry for thirteen years ….. Trailer ↗ Germany […]
Kingston Paradise (2013)
Rise Up (2008)
Rise Up (2008) Duration: 1H28M Description: Takes the viewer off the beaten path far from any tourist attractions and sandy beaches yet still able to capture the beauty and magic that the Irie has to offer, from the deep countryside to the whirlwind ghettos of Kingston… Trailer ↗ United States Jamaica 2008 Documentary
Kla$h (1995)
Kla$h (1995) Duration: 1H35M Description: Stoney is a photographer who travels to Jamaica to photograph the KLA$H, the world’s best reggae and dance hall bands. Stoney re-unites with an old girlfriend Blossom, and Blossom has a big payday via a criminal plan she puts in m….. Trailer ↗ Canada United States Jamaica 1995 Crime Music […]