Stepping Razor: Red X (1993)
- Directed by
- Nicholas Campbell
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Rating
- 8.5 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary profiles reggae musician Peter Tosh using his own autobiographical recordings and interviews with people who knew him. It examines his life, music, and influence around the time of his death.
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What happens
Stepping Razor: Red X is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nicholas Campbell and released in 1992. The film is a portrait of reggae musician Peter Tosh, drawn both from Tosh's "Red X" series of autobiographical tapes that he was recording at the time of his murder and from interviews with other figures about Tosh's cultural impact. The film premiered at the 1992 Festival of Festivals. The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 14th Genie Awards. Peter Goddard of the Toronto Star called it "one of the best musical documentaries about any star, in any genre, ever." On October 17, 2018, the film received a special screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox to mark the official legalization of cannabis in Canada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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