Aug 09, 1994
31 min
Full-HD

REW-FFWD (1994)

A young photographer is on assignment in Jamaica. It's a cultural shock! First anguished, he later becomes quite fascinated by the people he meets, their neighbourhood and their music.

Category

Drama Documentary

Country

Canada

Companies

ONF | NFB

Lorne Brass

Narrator (voice)

Stephan Cloutier

(voice)

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