The UK’s first Reggae Film Festival comes to The Drum

Jah Bull and Baboo are two itinerant Rastafarians selling records from town to town in rural Jamaica. By chance they pick up their favourite radio DJ, Farmer Roots, who is racing to get his sick girlfriend to hospital. The two friends only believe in traditional medicine, and persuade Farmer Roots that his girlfriend should see the renowned herbal doctor, Bongo-Hu. But finding the herbman is more difficult than expected.

Dir. Silvestre Jacobi, 2006 (77 mins)

Age Certificate: PG

To purchase the £10 festival ticket please ring Box Office on 0121 333 2444

• Start time: 2.30pm
• £4 per film, Festival ticket £10

The UK’s first Reggae Film Festival comes to The Drum

London in the 1950s was a cold place, or so it appeared if you were one of the thousands of newly arrived Jamaican immigrants. Against a backdrop of discrimination and race riots, this documentary charts the contribution and impact of soundmen Duke Vin and Count Suckle, who stowed away on a boat from Kingston bringing music that would change the face of UK culture.

Dir. Gus Berger, 2008 (50 mins)

Age Certificate: PG

To purchase the £10 festival ticket please ring Box Office on 0121 333 2444

• Start time: 1pm
• £4 per film, Festival ticket £10

The UK’s first Reggae Film Festival comes to The Drum

Stay around for rare footage of the epoch-making One Love Peace Concert, held in Kingston in 1978. Relive the return to Jamaica of Bob Marley after the assassination attempt on his life, and the concert that changed Jamaican politics and signalled the rise of Rasta Rebel music, in the company of stars like Dennis Brown, Peter Tosh, Jacob Miller, U-Roy, etc.

Dir. James Lewis, 1980 (90 mins)

Age Certificate: PG

To purchase the £10 festival ticket please ring Box Office on 0121 333 2444

• 9.30pm
• £4 per film, Festival ticket £10

The UK’s first Reggae Film Festival comes to The Drum

(UK Premier)

A feelgood documentary following the struggles of a group of unknown Rastafarian reggae artists living in the hills of Jamaica. This enchanting and thought-provoking show features extraordinary musical footage and lavish scenery, bringing the lives of an otherworldly group of elders into sharp and untainted focus.

Dir. Don McConnell, 2011 (60 mins)

Age Certificate: PG

To purchase the £10 festival ticket please ring Box Office on 0121 333 2444

• Fri 8 July, 8pm
• £4 per film, Festival ticket £10