Synopsis

In the late 1950s a country boy went to Kingston with dreams of making it in the music industry. Over the next few decades, Lee “Scratch” Perry revolutionised Jamaican music, first helping to develop reggae, and then almost single-handedly inventing dub. In this candid account of his life, Perry recalls mentoring a young Bob Marley and setting up the Black Ark studio where he made his greatest work. “The Upsetter” features some of Perry’s best-loved songs and interviews with a host of music stars and is as much a history of 30 years of Jamaican music as it is an extraordinary portrait of a true genius.

Details

Feature (95mins) , , Biography | United States of America

Language:

English

Production

Producers:

Ethan Higbee
Adam Bhala Lough

Directors:

Ethan Higbee
Adam Bhala Lough

Cast:

Benicio Del Toro, Carl Bradshaw, The Clash