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This screening includes Babylon

three men point down the street from the film Babylon

Date and time:: Fri, Nov 8, 2019, From 7–8:35 pm
Runtime:: 1 hr 35 min
Cost:: Free, but ticketed

Musician/Actor Brinsley Forde is scheduled to be present.

Music Films

How does filming music change it? And how is film enriched and transformed by music? The two films in this series are distinct. One is a feature film with a music star as its protagonist; the other is a documentary shot in a sound studio with multiple musicians, some world famous and others known only in their places of origin. Both deal with musical genres—reggae and fado—that have complex origins and world renown. Music films are not one thing. They are many. This partnership is supported through IU Cinema’s Creative Collaborations program.

Curated by Marissa Moorman of IU Platform Global Popular Music, with support from IU Cinema, College Arts and Humanities Institute, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and the Black Film Center/Archive.

Series: International Art House Series, Music Films

Rating:: Not rated
Year Released:: 1980
Format:: 2K DCP
Genres:: Drama
Metadata:: Directed by Franco Rosso

Initially released in 1980 at Cannes, though not in the U.S. for fear that it would incite racial tension, Rosso’s film follows a dancehall DJ (played by Brinsley Forde, the lead singer of the reggae band Aswad) in South London as he pursues his music and confronts the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, and police in Margaret Thatcher’s England. The upbeat reggae soundtrack is a counterpoint to the unapologetic portrayal of urban life for Caribbean immigrants. Contains mature content, including violence and strong language.

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