Dir. Don Letts UK 2010 58mins
+ live music from special Strummerville guests
Joe Strummer’s untimely death in December 2002 sent shockwaves around the world of music and beyond. Yet friends and family were determined that his spirit would live on. In this documentary, Grammy award-winning filmmaker Don Letts shows how Joe’s unique contribution to the music world is manifesting itself through a charity set up in his memory – Strummerville. The film features contributions from supporters and founders of the charity, including Billy Bragg (interviewed at Sheffield’s own Showroom Cinema) and Damien Hirst, plus wonderful footage of Strummer himself.
Following the screening there will be a Q&A with Beans On Toast and Trish Whelan director of the Strummerville charity. There will be live sets from Strummerville bands Smokey Angle Shades, Beans On Toast, The Riff Raff and Nimmo & The Gauntletts.
http://www.strummerville.com/
Comment by Sensoria — March 31, 2010 @ 10:01 pm