Film: "Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall" (Flatlands Dance Film Festival)
- Event Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
- Time: 7:00 pm–9:30 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
- Cost: $10 General Admission; $5 Students and Seniors
Flatlands Dance Film Festival Fall 2024
- Director: Laura Chiaramonte
- Feature Film: Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall
- 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)
- Seating is limited
BAD LIKE BROOKLYN DANCEHALL is a documentary film directed and produced by Ben Diagiacomo, co-directed by Dutty Vannier, screenwritten by Amy DiGiacomo, and executive produced by Shaggy. The film features an entrancing cast of Jamaican and New York luminaries who share their community story of building a cultural bridge between Jamaica and New York through dancehall. As young Jamaican immigrants across Brooklyn came of age during the 80s and 90s, they were drawn to dancehall music to keep connected to life back home. Their preservation of key elements of culture through deejays, sound systems, and energetic dancing in New York’s seedy underground provides the unique atmosphere for an influential movement that was bubbling up in the shadow of hip-hop.
After the screening, there will be a panel discussion with special guest Jevonnie “Jeo” Flemming, who is featured in the film and is a Brooklyn-based Dancehall artist. Jeo has appeared in and choreographed hundreds of music videos for renowned artists and now enjoys touring the world, leading dance workshops, and sharing his love for his Jamaican heritage and dancehall culture globally.
Contact
For further information on this event, contact Laura Chiaramonte at lchiara2@illinois.edu (email link)
All participants are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.