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Blakk Wi Blak...k...k

Directed by Lillian Allen and Giovanni Sampogna
Canada, 1993 (documentary, 59 minutes, black and white, Jamaican Patois)

Film Description:
"The bridge built in Blakk Wi Blak...k...k takes its audience back and forth between Jamaica and Toronto in a rapid-fire commute that soon blurs the two places into one. At the centre of this swirl is world renowned dub poet Mutabaruka, possessed of one of the most trenchant tongues in Jamaica. In this fast-paced portrait co-directed by local colleague Lillian Allen, he brings his wit and sharp intelligence to some of his favourite subjects—tourism, Marcus Garvey, true Rastafari, and fast food as chemical warfare."
-- Cameron Bailey (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Produced by: Lillian Allen, Giovanni Sampogna
Participants: Mutabaruka, with the 809 band
Cinematography: Giovanni Sampogna
Film Editing: Van Lapointe
Music: Mutabaruka
Production Company: Well Framed
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