A documentary-fest (of sorts)
I have a love for documentary films. One of my favourites was a BBC documentary from the Storyville strand - 'Life and Debt in Jamaica'. It's been described by one critic as one of the best documentaries ever made. I don't know about that, but it combines excellent journalism with music and the texts of Jamaica Kincaid. There's more about it here, and an article by Linton Kwesi Johnson.
I couldn't find out from the BBC if the film was available, but it has been on DVD for over a year - and on its way to me, as well as 'The Agronomist' and 'Death in Gaza' - the doc that concluded with the murder of its filmmaker, James Miller.
But I am over 5000 miles and two weeks away from my post.
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