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Life’s key elements come together in the colorful Jamaica portrayed by Khalik Allah. In this polyphonic film symphony, every inhabitant views their island paradise differently, be they prostitutes, graybeards, rappers, Rastafarians or pregnant women.
Khalik ALLAH | Jamaica, USA | 2018 | doc | color | DCP | 75′ | English | n.s.
What makes Jamaica so special, multicultural, raw and spiritual? New Yorker Khalik Allah’s visual prayer and ode bares the Caribbean country’s soul in wonderfully unpolished, analog images. Jamaica – blessed with fertile soil, yet cursed with a horrific history of slavery – proves a veritable melting pot of cultures, religions and traditions.
In this artistic documentary, Allah gives Jamaicans the opportunity to share their dreams and wisdom, but also to talk about the harsh everyday reality. His characteristic, analog shots are accompanied by a soundtrack that is sometimes juxtaposed with the images, yet the two always seem seamlessly aligned. The self-taught photographer and filmmaker portrays contemporary Jamaicans in a particularly honest fashion. From young streetwalkers and streetwise rappers to Rastafarians, mothers, agricultural laborers and devout church girls. Allah has subdivided his film into the trimesters of a pregnancy. Life’s key elements come together in Black Mother.
Place: The Cinemas 6
Date: 13 April 2018
Time: 18:45
Duration: 0:57
Place: The Cinemas 6
Date: 14 April 2018
Time: 13:30
Duration: 0:57
Place: The Cinemas 6
Date: 15 April 2018
Time: 17:00
Duration: 0:57
Year in
Festival
2018
Director
Khalik ALLAH
Camera
Khalik Allah
Country
Jamaica
USA
Editor
Khalik Allah
Language
English
Length
75′
Music
4th Disciple
Josh Furey
Khalik Allah
Producer
Production Company
Production Design
4th Disciple
Josh Furey
Khalik Allah
Sales
khalikallah@gmail.com
Year of Production
2018
Khalik ALLAH (1985, USA) works as a photographer, cameraman and director. He solely uses analog cameras for his raw street photography and remarkable portraits, as well as for the documentaries he makes.