Reggae Classics: Dancehall Queen (1997)
On Friday 25 March at 8pm during the 2nd ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ we will screen the popular Jamaican feature film ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป (1997)! In the late 1990s, this film became the biggest box office hit in Jamaica ever and today we screen this legendary film about early dancehall culture in Kingston, starring Audrey Reid, Paul Campbell, Beenie Man, Lady Saw and a very young Cherine Anderson, on the silver screen in Melkweg Cinema. As supporting film we have programmed the brand new documentary ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ (2022) for you. And of course there will again be Jamaican snacks from Reggae Rita!
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐: ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป
Date: Friday March 25, 2022
Time: 8pm (doors open: 7.30pm)
Location: Melkweg Amsterdam
Title: ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป
Directors: Rick Elgood and Don Letts
Country: Jamaica
Year: 1997
Length: 97 minutes
Language: English, Jamaican Patois
Subtitles: English
Extra: the screening quality is not ideal as the film has not been digitally restored
Supporting film: ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ (2022, 18′, dir. Chris Strikes)
Price: โฌ14,50 (incl. Jamaican goodiebag
More info & RSVP: facebook.com/events/246817824196774
Ticket link:ย https://bit.ly/reggae-classics-dancehall-queen
๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป
A modern-day Cinderella story with no Prince Charming, but one very strong woman…
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป tells the story of Marcia (Audrey Reid), a humble street vendor who is scraping together a living in the garrison communities of Kingston, Jamaica. Her young daughter (Cherine Anderson) is being hounded by a rich sugar daddy who has been supporting the family and her brother’s life is being threatened by a local thug. So, when the licentious patron threatens to abandon the family, and her brother breaks down under pressure, Marcia seeks refuge in the beats of the very dancehall outside of which she normally vends. Featuring music by Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Grace Jones, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Sugar Minott and many others.
๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ tells the story of Torontoโs bizarre 1985 ‘patty wars’, when Jamaican-Canadian bakers went head-to-head with the federal government over the name of their beloved beef patty. At the time, bureaucrats thought calling hamburger patties and Jamaican patties the same thing would be confusing to Canadians โ despite the fact that the latter were already popular in cities like Toronto due to a wave of immigrants who arrived from the Caribbean in the ’60s and ’70s. Canadian food inspectors visited patty vendors across Toronto, demanding that the name of the savoury fare be changed and threatening with large fines. The vendors resisted. They refused to sell the patty under any other name. Particularly Michael Davidson, the young manager of Kensington Patty Palace, found himself at the centre of the controversy when community outrage propelled the story into the media spotlight. Told from his perspective, the short film ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ weaves together first-hand anecdotes, archival footage and satirical re-enactments to tell this story of bureaucracy gone amok, community resistance and a delicious pastry – officially known as the Jamaican patty ever since.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐
In honour of Jamaica’s 60th anniversary, Melkweg Cinema, Caribbean Creativity and Reggae Rita have joined forces to host a Jamaican night every last Friday of the month! With ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ we commemorate and celebrate ‘Jamaica 60’, the 69th anniversary of the island’s independence. We will program a Jamaican film classic or premiere every month, including authentic Jamaican food from Reggae Rita and of course as much reggae music as possible (from DJ set in the cinema to concert in the club). ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ is supported by the Jamaican Embassy (Brussels) and the Jamaica Tourist Board.
