Project Detail

Harder Than The Rock

Synopsis

Britain’s first reggae band, Cimarons, was formed by teenage Jamaican immigrants, in a London bus shelter in 1967.
Reggae exploded in the 1970s, with Cimarons at its heart. Thousands of miles from Jamaica, they brought excitement, experimentation and sheer anticipation booming from speaker boxes, putting the new generation of Black British youth in touch with their roots - in contact with who they really were. Industry legends, Cimarons worked with reggae-royalty Bob Marley, Toots & the Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and even Paul McCartney, but have been hugely under-recognised when it comes to their own music, impact and legacy. Having lost drummer Maurice Ellis to cancer, the band persists, despite decades of exploitation. Harder Than The Rock tells the story of their amazing history and follows the band’s final chapter as they dream of playing to live audiences again, one last time…

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 min
Format
Digital Super 35mm, 16mm and 8mm
Director
Mark Warmington
Producer
Mark Warmington + Jeremiah Cullinane
Executive Producer
James Baxter
Editor
Mark Lediard
Director of Photography
Mark Warmington
Sound
Grau Bardulet
Composer
Cimarons

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Production Status

Production Company

Margot Films, J6 Films + Planet Korda Pictures

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