The documentary film Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae is a musical journey to Jamaica's Golden Age of music, Rocksteady. The film features the music and stories of the legendary singers and musicians of the Rocksteady era. They come together after 40 years to record an album of Rocksteady hits, to perform together again at an All-Stars reunion concert in Kingston, Jamaica, and to tell their story.
Nominated for Swiss Academy Award
"Best Documentary"
Director: Stascha Bader, HesseGreutert Film/ Muse Entertainment
Distribution: Muse Distribution International
www.rocksteadyrootsofreggae.com
AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
Winner, Zürich, Film Award City 2009, Zürcher Filmpreis 2009
Festivals (Selection)
Tel Aviv, 13th docaviv Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, 2011
Fribourg, 25th Fribourg International Film Festival, 2011
Filmar en América Latina, 2011
Cracow, 50th Cracow Film Festival, 2010
Buenos Aires, 12° Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independente, 2010
Thessaloniki, 12th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, 2010
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage, 2010
Park City, 16. Slamdance Film Festival Park City, 2010
Festival International de Cine de Gijón, 2009
Stockholm, 20th Stockholm International Film Festival, 2009
World Film Festival of Bangkok, 2009
Munich, 27. Filmfest München,2009