This is one of the most powerful scenes from the documentary Land of Look Behind, directed by Alan Greenberg.
Land of Look Behind is a 1982 documentary film about Jamaica. It was filmed in May a...
This is one of the most powerful scenes from the documentary Land of Look Behind, directed by Alan Greenberg.
Land of Look Behind is a 1982 documentary film about Jamaica. It was filmed in May and June of 1981 by Alan Greenberg, and was the director's first film. The film's cinematographer was Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein, an associate of Werner Herzog. The musical score is by K. (Kerry) Leimer.
Werner Herzog has said "This film achieves things never seen before in the history of cinema." The American director Jim Jarmusch has said that Land of Look Behind is "striking...beautiful...near-perfect."
The film begins with footage of Jamaica's wild interior region called the Cockpit Country. It also features extraordinary footage of the funeral of reggae musician Bob Marley.
A number of Rastafarians are interviewed, and performers Gregory Isaacs and Mutabaruka are also featured. In addition, Father Amde Hamilton of The Watts Prophets performs a spoken word piece during Marley's funeral service.
Land of Look Behind won the Chicago International Film Festival's Gold Hugo Award.
In 2006 the film was released on DVD, with commentary by Greenberg and Herzog. You can download a compressed copy of the film here: http://www.mininova.org/tor/1155864
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