In The Story of Lover's Rock, the legendary filmmaker Menelik Shabazz returns to London to tell the story of a defining musical genre. This essay documentary tells the story of how Lovers Rock music defined a generation in the late 1970s and 1980s, hugely impacting on British Pop Culture. His early TV films Burning An Illusion (1981) and Time and Judgement (1988) are seen as a breakthrough for black British cinema, with Shabazz’s tactile and essayistic style bringing together sharp composition and archival rummaging into a complete cinematic package. From food to fashion to resisting the politics of Thatcher’s Britain, The Story of Lover's Rock shows how music does what it does best: bring people together. The film will be followed by a Q&amp;A with director Menelik Shabazz by film programmer and writer Rōgan Graham

The Story of Lover's Rock

In The Story of Lover's Rock, the legendary essay filmmaker Menelik Shabazz returns to London to tell the story of the defining musical genre.

The Story of Lover's Rock Q&A

Enjoy a Q&A with filmmaker Menelik Shabazz by film programmer Rōgan Graham

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The Story of Lover's Rock + Q&A

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