the harder they come
Striking views of a tumultuous era at BAM's 'Do The Reggae' film series
"Do The Reggae," a film festival launched by BAM Cinematek that starts tonight and runs throughout the coming weekend, celebrates this period of postcolonial ferment. Scheduled concurrently with the six-night bacchanalia now underway on the island itself in celebration of its 50th year of independence, the 14 films in the series are split between documentaries and features; both are littered with as much struggle as they are halcyon stoner fantasy. Great music is at "Do The Reggae"'s center, and given how much the electro-infused Jamaican music style called dancehall has supplanted the sounds of Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots Hibbert's enduring Maytals, the best films are a worthy time capsule. More
