52docs / 30 - Dread Beat

Last week’s film should probably have been called Portrait of a Confused Father but that title was already taken. I don’t think I’ve reacted so negatively to a documentary since Strong Island.

I’ll spare you my thoughts on narcissism, indulgent filmmaking, and people processing their pain on screen and just say I wish Ross McElwee had spent much less time holding a camera and much more time holding his son.

Moving onwards with something short and bass heavy to shift the vibes.

I’m reading the new book by Saul Williams which explores the power - and responsibility - of artists to speak up and speak out.

Nobody epitomizes a life spent doing that better than Linton Kwesi Johnson, revolutionary poet and the subject of our next film.

Trailer

Interview

Review

Limited theatrical release in the US or streaming via the BFC in the UK