Do Elephants Pray - Raindance Film Festival

SUPERSTONIC SOUND: THE REBEL DREAD
FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER AT 4:45PM
Don Letts is perhaps best known for introducing reggae to punks
in the 1970s He was DJ at the first punk club – The Roxy – where
between sets he would play hard core dub-reggae.
Told in Letts’ unique voice, he describes his background as
a young boy growing up in Brixton at the same time as ‘Keep
Britain White’ was scrawled across the walls of London
The film also focuses on Letts’ 24-year-old son Jet who is
trying to make it as a DJ and producer of Dubstep, the next
generation of dub, reggae and hip-hop.
Filmmakers Raphael Erichsen, a former indie label and record
store owner and Edward Dallal examine the influence of the
Letts family – Don Letts’ father was among the first Jamaican
immigrants to the country and he brought his sound system with
him, introducing London to Jamaican dub.
Letts also adapted the DIY ethic to go on and make a series of
films, his first, The Punk Rock Movie, shot entirely on super-8mm.
He has directed over 300 music videos for a diverse range of
artists, inlucding The Clash, Bob Marley and Elvis Costello. SB
Country UK/Brazil RT 48 mins Director Raphael Erichsen Producer Ed Dallal
DoP Marc Webb Featuring Don Letts, Jet Letts Print Source Ed Dallal
70 18TH RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL