August 3 - 6, 2026 - 2:40 PM / 4:30 PM / 8:30 PM
The 1979 documentary portrait, DREAD BEAT AN BLOOD, directed by Franco Rosso (BABYLON), captures Johnson in the recording studio, performing live poetry, and protesting the wrongful imprisonment of Black Briton George Lindo. Beautifully restored by the British Film Institute, this is its U.S. theatrical premiere.
PLUS
Linton Kwesi Johnson In Concert
Directed by Roger Thomas
The rarely-shown 1985 performance featuring Johnson with the Dennis Bovell Dub Band (the backing group on his seminal 1984 album, Making History), filmed for Channel 4 in the UK.
$12 Member / $18 General
