10 Feb 2023
The Pretenders: Chrissie Hynde or Rock Life
A journey through the artistic life of the British-American rock band The Pretenders, formed in 1978, and a portrait of its leader, the charismatic singer and songwriter Chrissie Hynde.
I Am the Gorgon: Bunny 'Striker' Lee and the Roots of Reggae
A larger than life close up look at the incredible career of the legendary Jamaican record producer, and the real roots of reggae music by the people who made it happen.
This feature length documentary charts the story of the great Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee. A legend himself, there’s not a lot of pioneers of roots and reggae that he didn’t work with, becoming the go-to producer for that dub sound coming out of Jamaica in the sixties and seventies, further cementing his legacy when he started licensing his productions straight to London labels. Diggory Kenrick’s doco calls on not only Lee himself to tell the story, but features the likes of U Roy, Dennis Alcapone, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Sly and Robbie, Johnny Clarke and Johnny Holt among others.
Top Billed Cast
Bunny 'Striker' Lee Self
Lee Perry Self
Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar Self
Dennis Alcapone Self
U-Roy Self
Robbie Shakespeare Self
Johnny Clarke Self
John Holt Self
Derrick Morgan Self
Max Romeo Self
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