rocksteady
The documentary film Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae is a musical journey to Jamaica’s Golden Age of music, Rocksteady. The film features the music and stories of the legendary singers and musicians of the Rocksteady
era. They come together after 40 years to record an album of Rocksteady hits, to perform together again at an All-Stars reunion concert in Kingston, Jamaica, and to tell their story.
Basic Information
Music Documentary Feature / Switzerland / Canada
98 min / 2009
Filmcrew
Producer Valentin Greutert & Simon Hesse
Co-Producer Betty Palik
Writer & Director Stascha Bader
Line Producer Robert Boulos
DOP Piotr Jaxa
Sound Recordist Dieter Meyer
Music Arranger Lynn Taitt
Band Leader Ernest Ranglin
Music Producer Moss “Mossman” Raxlen
Narrator Stranger Cole
Soundtrack Label Moll Selekta
starring
Stranger Cole
Judy Mowatt
Marcia Griffiths
Ken Boothe
Derrick Morgan
Hopeton Lewis
U-Roy
Leroy Sibbles
Dawn Penn
The Tamlins
Special appearances by: Rita Marley and more
Distribution
Swiss distribution:
World Sales:
production information
A HesseGreutert Film production
In co-production with:
Muse Entertainment Enterprises, Canada
Supported by:
Bundesamt für Kultur BAK / Zürcher Filmstiftung
SRF Schweizer Radio & Fernsehen / Canadian Film & Video Production Tax Credit / Quebec Film & Television Tax Credit - Gestirn SODEC / Media
Festivals
Shown at more than 20 festivals, including Slamdance 2010 (competition) / Filmfest Munich 2009 / Buenos Aires 2010
Awards
Zürcher Filmpreis 2009 / Nomination Schweizer Filmpreis 2010