02 December 2011
Newsdesk
BFI’s African Odysseys strand presents a double-bill of music inspired films this December. The premiere screening of Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend comes from directors Esther Anderson (the former partner of Marley) and Gian Godoy and takes look at the Jamaica that influenced Marley's early years prior to his international success.
An independently financed film, made with a low budget aesthetic, creates an intimate and personal account of this extraordinary figure that would otherwise be missing in a more commercial production.
Also screening will be the new documentary, Exodus: Finding Shelter from directors Tommaso D'Elia and Silvia Bonanni. The documentary follows the fate of the massively successful Rototom Sunsplash reggae festival after local government opposition drove it out of its original home in Italy.
Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend
Dir Esther Anderson and Gian Godoy. 90min
An unusual insight into the original Rasta culture from Jamaican actress Esther Anderson. The documentary looks at the movement at its peak in the 70s and incorporates personal footage and historical and contemporary testimonies.
Plus, Exodus: Finding Shelter (Italy 2011. Dir Tommaso D’Elia and Silvia Bonanni. 55min. EST) A documentary following the fate of the Rototom Sunsplash, the largest Reggae festival in its search for new home
Followed by a discussion
Tickets £5
Sat 17 Dec 13:30 NFT1
