Blakk wi Blak...k...k
Film
Co-produced and co-directed by poet and activist Lilian Allen, Blakk wi Blak...k...k is a documentary on Jamaican dub poet Mutabaruka. The bridge built in the film 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 Mutabaruka, possessed of one of the most trenchant tongues in Jamaica. In this fast-paced portrait, he brings his wit and sharp intelligence to some of his favorite subjects: tourism, Marcus Garvey, true Rastafari and fast food as chemical warfare. Both in performance and interview, his liberation lessons, comic asides and dubwise Rastafarian philosophy cut hard to the bone.
Directed by: Giovanni Samprogna & Lillian Allen
Running time: 59 minutes
