A largerthanlife entertainer, an androgynous glampop diva, an unpredictable media presencegrace jones is all these things and more. Bloodlight and bami, a veritestyle portrait of the radical jamaican pop icon as she is today. Bloodlight and bami is pure energy, fierce, and empowering. Fearsome disco diva grace jones is still going strong in this 2017 documentary, which alternates scenes of her eyepopping stage act at a dublin theater. This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture megaicon grace jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with jonesas bold aesthetic. Bloodlight and bami, directed by sophie fiennes, takes the viewer on an intimate and electrifying journey that moves between four cinematic layers performance, family, artist and traveller to explore the fascinating world of this pop cultural phenomenon jones bold aesthetic echoes throughout unique musical performances that. Overthetop, uninhibited, disquieting and androgynous. Id occasionally see her on tv or on a magazine cover, and her androgynous look and long legs freaked me out. A film about grace jones life, bloodlight and bami, is in. An intimate documentary as stylish and unconventional as its subject, grace jones.
More of a portrait than a narrative, this documentary depicts a life lived. Aug 04, 2017 grace jones and her enviable cheekbones are the focal point of a newly released trailer for the sophie fienneshelmed documentary, grace jones. Exclusive clip shows iconic artist applying her makeup before a show. Bloodlight and bami this electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture megaicon grace jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with joness bold aesthetic. Bloodlight and bami opens friday at the film society of lincoln center. Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for grace jones. Grace jones on her doc bloodlight and bami, space concerts. Bloodlight and bami, refers to red lights used in recording studios and bami, a popular type of. Sophie fiennes new documentary offers an electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of this pop culture megaicon, contrasting musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with jones bold aesthetic. Larger than life, wild, scary and androgynous grace jones plays all these parts. Jonathan romney is a contributing editor to film comment and writes its film of the week column. Apr 17, 2018 april 17, 2018 this documentary is an electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture megaicon grace jones. Filmed and edited over a period of twelve years, the film uses as its spine a visit by jones to her family in jamaica, where she dines on bami, goes to church, and recalls the abusively strict religious upbringing that helped to define her steely stage persona. First and foremost of said tapes being grace jones.
Bloodlight and bami premiere during the 2017 toronto international film festival at the elgin on sept. Yet here we also discover her as a lover, daughter, mother, sister and even grandmother, as she submits herself to our gaze and allows us to understand what constitutes her mask. After seeing this movie i would love to see a live concert. Bloodlight and bami takes the viewer on an intimate and electrifying journey that moves between four cinematic layers performance, family, artist and gypsy to explore the fascinating world of this pop cultural phenomenon. Search for screenings showtimes and book tickets for grace jones. The film cuts between jamaica and jones public and professional life. Grace jones bloodlight and bami elliptically structured. Now she has her own documentary, following her as she visits her jamaican family, records music and tours the world. But then, grace jones has never been your average artist. The film is directed by sophie fiennes, who is critical of films.
Grace jones and director sophie fiennes discuss grace jones. A largerthanlife entertainer, an androgynous glampop diva, an unpredictable media presence grace jones is all these things and more. Mar 22, 2018 kino lorber has revealed a brand new, fulllength official us trailer for the documentary grace jones. Grace jones on a lifetime of doing whatever she pleases. Jones talking about her childhood, bonding with her son and new grandchild, performing, are all fantastic. As a black female popular singer, grace jones is one of the most iconic singers that the.
Bloodlight and bami hopes to step inside the mind of an icon, on a. Contrasting thrilling musical sequences with intimate personal footage, director sophie fiennes. Grace jones documentary bloodlight and bami shows soft side. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Download schedule gift cards venue rental festival. I have almost all albums vinyl, cd, or official download of grace jones. Watch trailer for new grace jones doc bloodlight and bami. Bloodlight and bami may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. Mar 22, 2018 trailer for the documentary grace jones. Jones, who was a local politician and apostolic clergyman. The official showtimes destination brought to you by trafalgar releasing.
Apr 11, 2018 grace jones on new doc bloodlight and bami, space concerts and twerking lessons slave to the rhythm singerstyle icon on opening up for the camera, her black panther shoutout. A documentary which traces the life of the magnetic, worldconquering, jamaican musician, model and party queen grace jones. Music, documentaries, action, adventure, black stories movie 2017. Grace with bloodlight and bami director sophie fiennes on the red carpet at tonights premiere. The sensitives 2017 123movies 123 movies watch full movie. Bloodlight and bami showcases the 69yearold music and fashion icon at her most fierce and most vulnerable. Watch the sensitives 2017 full movie online 123movie watch the sensitives 2017 123movies online for free. Grace jones and her enviable cheekbones are the focal point of a newly released trailer for the sophie fienneshelmed documentary, grace jones. Grace jones is never dull, so why is the new documentary.
For the uninformed, the original 1982 release of this concert was called grace jones. Bloodlight and bami, a new documentary about the pop culture icon. A largerthanlife entertainer, an androgynous glampop diva grace jones is all these things and more. This is very much the story of both aspects of jones life, the childhood growing up with four siblings and her grandparents in jamaica and her career as a model, singer, actor, fashion icon and queer hero. Grace jones bloodlight and bami 2017 part 1 video dailymotion.
Nov 02, 2017 if ever there was a figure thats ripe for a rock documentary in 2017, its grace jones. She was one of the first supermodels, is arguably the most influential jamaican musician since bob marley, and even starred in an arnold schwarzenegger movie. Grace jones and friends live promises to be thrilling and enlightening evening with the inimitable icon, as she discusses her. Bloodlight and bami takes an unconventional approach to the rock biopic, resulting in a compelling experience for fans and an. The strikingly androgynous jones has always remained a deeply elusive figure, a star that sits at the exact meeting point between funk and disco a post punk super model who might as well have been beamed down from space. Grace jones documentary bloodlight and bami shows soft. I was a child in the 70s, and didnt realize then how big grace jones was. This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture icon grace jones contrasts musical sequences with intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with joness boldly fierce aesthetic. Grace jones bloodlight and bami clip avviso sempre. The polyhedral jamaican artist reveals her most intimate. Jones talking about her childhood, bonding with her son and new grandchild, performing.
Bloodlight and bami is a movie starring grace jones, lowell sly dunbar, and jeanpaul goude. Icon grace jones is the subject of the new documentary grace jones. Grace jones on new doc bloodlight and bami, space concerts and twerking lessons slave to the rhythm singerstyle icon on opening up for the camera, her black panther shoutout. Bloodlight and bami at the film society of lincoln center, moderated by piotr orlov. Bloodlight and bami is a movie starring grace jones, lowell sly dunbar. The fund is dedicated to supporting new entrants as well as experienced professionals. Normal text size larger text size very large text size. Its like spending the entire day being a fly on graces wall. The life of an icon from androgyny to zula wide, steve, lafon, babeth on.
Apr, 2018 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing grace jones. A oneman show, then they rereleased it in 1985 with the added slave to the rhythm video and called it grace jones. Largerthanlife entertainer, androgynous glampop diva, unpredictable media presence. Sophie fienness documentary goes beyond the traditional music biography, offering a portrait as stylish and unconventional as its subject. Kino lorber has revealed a brand new, fulllength official us trailer for the documentary grace jones. The butchfemme icon grace jones is many things, but boring isnt one of them. With grace jones, lowell sly dunbar, jeanpaul goude, marjorie jones. Despite jones s varied history as actress, model, disco legend, and pop culture icon. Contributions from productions have enabled the wider uk film industry to mobilise and provide vital access, education and skills training, responding quickly and effectively to the professional requirements of the uk film production sector. Episode i the phantom menace 1999 are shown here in this documentary. Sep 06, 2017 its time to take a trip into the glamorously chaotic world of grace jonesfirst stop. So why does sophie fiennes observational grace jones documentary bloodlight and bami present jones. With an undercurrent of melancholy, new documentary shows. Grace jones remains one of the most electrifying, innovative figures of pop culture.
Bloodlight and bami jamaican patois for the red light of a recording studio and bread follows the incomparable grace jones across the globe as she visits family in jamaica, appears on french television, and performs in dublins olympia theatre. Jan 30, 2018 il 30 e 31 gennaio al cinema grace jones. The public deserve a film with these important perspectives and bloodlight and bami just fails short of describing the truly important elements of what motivates her incredible arts and music forces. When the film cuts to her singing nipple to the bottle, i was like hell yeah no time to be your superwoman. Grace jones remains one of the most important figures in the world of fashion, music and art, altering the worlds. Jones the rhythm written by bruce woolley, simon darlow, trevor horn and stephen lipson.
Apr 23, 2018 grace jones and director sophie fiennes discuss grace jones. Bloodlight and bami takes the viewer on an intimate and electrifying journey that moves between four cinematic layers performance, family, artist and traveller to explore the fascinating world of this pop cultural phenomenon. Instead, the tense is immersively present, and our proximity to jones is allaccess. If you want a rocknroll, sexy, feel good, empowering film, pull up to the theater in your most audacious outfit and get ready for the grace jones experience. Director sophie fiennes and grace jones speak to the media at the grace jones. If you dont know who grace jones is, however, you will wonder, what am i doing at this film. As anyone who saw her at the 2015 afropunk fest in brooklyn can attest, watching her perform, the mercurial, androgynous, ageless, grace jones cuts a mythic figure. Mar 06, 2018 a film about grace jones life, bloodlight and bami, is in cinemas this week.
Behind her trademark masks and haute fashion costumes. Bloodlight and bami music, documentaries, action, adventure, black stories movie 2017 a largerthanlife entertainer, an androgynous glampop diva grace jones is all these things and more. In jamaican patois, bloodlight is the red light that illuminates when an artist is recording and bami means bread, the substance of daily life. Search results for grace jones bloodlight and bami dvd. May 08, 2018 unfortunately, this is a full two hours of movie in a 20minute package. Grace jones bloodlight and bami 2017 part 1larger than life, wild, scary and androgynous grace jones plays all these parts. Bloodlight and bami e disponibile a noleggio e in digital download su trova streaming e. Intimate documentary from sophie fiennes showcases the many moods and enduring stamina of the legendary performer. This is a great film about iconic singer grace jones depicted with stage performances that include songs from her recent studio album from a couple of years back. Courtesy kino lorber this article is more than 1 year old.
If you love and truly love grace jones, this is the movie you have always waited for. Oct 31, 2017 bloodlight refers to the recording live light in a studio and bami is bread in jamaican. Pull up to the bumper for a tour of jamaica and the career of the fabulous grace jones. Grace jones bloodlight and bami elliptically structured more of a portrait than a narrative, this documentary depicts a life lived vividly, intensely, outrageously share on. Grace jones documentary now showing in syracuse movie theater. This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of pop culture megaicon grace jones moves between musical sequences and intimate personal footage, all the while brimming with jones s bold aesthetic. A film about grace jones life, bloodlight and bami, is in cinemas this week. Bloodlight and bami opening in cinemas nationwide on 27 october reinvents the music film as an electrifying journey through the performance, private and public worlds of pop cultural icon grace jones. Bloodlight and bami alternates between the public and private spheres of the popculture megaicon of the title. Bloodlight and bami takes an unconventional approach to the rock biopic, resulting in a compelling experience for fans and an intriguing, albeit confusing, primer for novices.