The Tribeca Film Festival will be the scene of the world premiere of the film “Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story” this Friday 7 June at the Indeed Theater in New York.
The documentary written and directed by Alison Duke explore the story of the Jamaican singer Sister Nancy and theme creation “Bam Bam“, the song of 1982 which became practically a reggae anthem and with which the dancehall pioneer became popular in Jamaica and the world.
“It is a true honor for me to be the subject of this documentary, I proudly represent Jamaica, reggae music, Rastafarians and strong black women around the world“, The artist stated on her Instagram account regarding the premiere of the film.
The film shows his humble beginnings trying to break into the dancehall scene of the 80 dominated by men Kingston, until she was recognized as one of the four essential women for reggae and dancehall music and culture..
“Bam Bam” not only tells a story of resilience, due to the deception and betrayal of the legendary Jamaican music producer and distributor Winston Riley -who produced the song, for the copyright of the same, but the film is also a celebration of the incredible voice of the dancehall pioneer.
Likewise, the film addresses the tour of 2022 de Sister Nancy for the 40 years of the song, with behind the scenes images, in addition to your daily life, performances, stock images, Photographs, interviews with a large number of top-level pop and reggae celebrities who know her or believe in her message.
