Babylon
When:
Saturday, May 11, 2019 7:00p -
8:30p
Saturday, May 11, 2019 7:00p -
8:30p
Where:
Lightbox Film Center
3701 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Admission:
$8-10
Categories:
Film
Event website:
https://lightboxfilmcenter.org/programs/babylon
Never-before released in North America, Franco Rosso's incendiary Babylon had its world premiere at Cannes in 1980 but was banned from the New York Film Festival that same year for "being too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension" (Vivien Goldman, Time Out). Raw and smoldering, it follows a young dancehall DJ (Brinsley Forde, frontman of landmark British reggae group Aswad) in South London as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front. Pre-screening DJ set by House of Roots Soundsystem with food by Obsidian Eats from 5-7pm outside Lightbox!
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