"Director: Menelik Shabazz"

• The Story of Lovers Rock | DVD | (13/02/2012) from £7.15   |  Saving you £8.84 (123.64%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Story Of Lover's Rock is a feature length documentary that tells the story of a genre of reggae that was created in the UK. It was influential and very successful in the 70s and 80s and still lives on today. Along with the music came the dancing and fashion that created a unique brand of lifestyle. Inspired by female artists Lovers Rock was the first 'girl power' music in the UK at a time of heightened political tension and racial unrest.Menelik Shabazz, (director of Burning An Illusion) charts the rise of Lover's Rock, often dubbed 'romantic reggae'. Through live performances from the leading exponents of the genre along with humorous reflections and interviews the film brings back to life the era when the music was at a highpoint. Lovers Rock gave a voice to many first generation black British young people but not exclusively. Along with the music came a unique fashion style and 'scrubbing' an intimate dance between male and female that defined the Lovers Rock brand. The film consists of memorable live performances, interviews and light-hearted comedic memories that provides an untold portrait of the post Windrush generation. Artists include: Janet Kay, Carroll Thompson, UB40, Jean Adebambo, Maxi Priest, Michael Gordon, Sandra Cross. Also featured are comedians; Angie Le Mar, Eddie Nestor, Robbie Gee, Wayne Rollins & Glenda Jaxson.

• Burning An Illusion | Blu Ray | (19/09/2022) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Pat (Cassie McFarlane), an ordinary London girl with a caring family, a job she enjoys and her own flat, seeks nothing more than to settle down to a life of married, middle-class conformity. Her cosy world is jolted when she meets Del (Victor Romero), a charming and vaguely discontented toolmaker, who soon moves in and then loses his job causing them both to challenge their assumptions about each other and their aspirations. Burning an Illusion, the pioneering first feature from Menelik Shabazz marks a coming of age for black British cinema. A film about transformation and identity, this sensitive and entertaining love story traces the emotional and political growth of a young black couple in Thatcher's London. Product Features Filmed introduction with Menelik Shabazz (2005) Audio commentary with Menelik Shabazz, Cassie McFarlane and Victor Romero (2005) Blood Ah Goh Run (Menelik Shabazz, 1982, 13 mins): short film documenting the impact of the New Cross massacre of 1981, the Black People's Day of Action, and the uprisings in Brixton, Southall and Liverpool Other extras TBC Sleeve featuring original poster artwork by Anum Iyapo and Shakka Dedi

• Burning An Illusion | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £12.45   |  Saving you £7.54 (60.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The story of a black woman's awakening. Pat Williams (Cassie McFarlane) is a girl with a steady job and a London flat who looks forward to settling down to a comfortable married life. Her dream is shattered when her boyfriend Del (Victor Romero) spirals out of control as he loses his job and is arrested after a fight. The film explores the growing tensions in Pat and Del's relationship and then Pat's gradual realisation that her aspirations are simply those that a white worl

• Looking for Love | DVD | (07/12/2015) from £7.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.94%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A no holds barred take on 21st century love, sex, and emotional baggage.