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Superstonic Sound

Synopsis

Don Letts is an unsung hero of British music. Told in Letts' unique voice, Superstonic Sound is a documentary about his family legacy that mirrors the history of Bass in the UK and his fighting for identity being the first generation of British born Black. A journey from Dub and Reggae to the legendary very first Punk club 'The Roxy' in the mid-seventies, crossing Hip Hop towards Dubstep; a musical, cultural and personal travel between past and present.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
45 mins
Format
16x9
Director
Raphael Erichsen
Producer
Raphael Erichsen, Edward Dallal
Co-Producer
Raphael Erichsen, Edward Dallal
Editor
Raphael Erichsen
Screenwriter
Raphael Erichsen
Director of Photography
Marc Webb
Sound
Fabio Andrade
Composer
Jet Letts, ManFame, Pama International, Driving Music
Principal cast
Don Letts, Jet Letts

Genre

Music Black Drama Dance

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

ParkLight Pictures (UK)

Flat 12, Violet Hill House,
Abercorn Place,
London NW8 9XT
UK

T +44 (0)7711 648072

ed.dallal@googlemail.com

Doc Doc Doc! (Brazil)

Rua Barão de Lucena, 135/502
Rio de Janeiro RJ
Brazil

T +55 2188 842 449

raphaerichsen@gmail.com

Sales Company

ParkLight Pictures (UK)

T +44 (0)7711 648 072

Doc Doc Doc! (Brazil)

T +55 2188 842 449

www.docdocdoc.tv

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