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Tribeca Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.

Feature Documentary

BAD LIKE BROOKLYN DANCEHALL
94 min | Documentary Feature | 2024

As young Jamaican immigrants across Brooklyn were coming of age during the 80s and 90s they were drawn to dancehall music to keep connected to life back home. Their preservation of key elements of culture through deejays, sound systems, and energetic dancing in New York’s seedy underground provides the unique atmosphere for an influential movement that was bubbling up in the shadow of hip hop.

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Cover of 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' a New York dancehall culture film by Ben DiGiacomo, executive produced by Shaggy, from A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
The Texas Premiere of BLBD is Saturday, April 27th at 7:30pm at Campus Theatre (@theatredenton)! It’s an official selection of @thinlinefest, presented by the City of Denton, and is completely free to attend❤️🎟️
Save the dates for our Florida premiere: April 6th and 8th at the Sarasota Film Festival (@mysff)🌊
Next stop: Guadeloupe! 💥Catch BLBD on 3/24 as a sélection officielle of @nouveauxregardsfilmfestival, screening at @le_cafe_papier. There will be French subtitles 🇫🇷😉 Ticket link in bio.
👀 yes it’s who you think it is, rockin a BLBD tee 🏆 @real_lionface 🔥
Ok our winter lineup is here and we are going international! 🌎🌎🌎Catch our dancehall story in Finland, The Netherlands, Canada, Italy and Jamaica 🎥🎥🎥 Tag someone in these cities!📍
Yess, Toronto! This is not a drill 🚨 We are so excited to make our Canadian Premiere at @torontoblackfilmfest on February 17 at 7pm! Tickets are now available in the Upcoming Screenings link in our bio 🔗 go!
Our Brooklyn dancehall story (@dancehallfilm) is traveling all the way to Helsinki to screen as an official selection of @docpoint on January 31st and February 3rd!! Link to tickets in our bio.
Earlier this month we brought BLBD to Minneapolis and screened in the funky @bryantlakebowltheater for the 24th Annual Sound Unseen Film & Music Fest! 🎶 Huge thanks to @soundunseen @djguam @moxy_mpls_uptown for the hospitality and good times, an
Our first screening in Chicago was at @filmcenter as part of the 29th annual Black Harvest Film Festival, thank you for having us!

“A riveting introduction to the world of dancehall”

—THE PLAYLIST

Bushwick Film Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Black Harvest Film Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Nouveau Regard Film Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Toronto Black Film Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Doc Point Film Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Montclair Film Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Sarasota Film Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Cinema on the bayou Film Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Thin Line Film Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Sound Unseen Film Festival Official Selection laurel for 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' by Ben DiGiacomo and executive produced by Shaggy, celebrates NYC dancehall. A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Dingdong on stage at Tribeca premiere, celebrating 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9's hit on NYC dancehall.
Shaggy on stage at Tribeca premiere, celebrating 'Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9's hit on NYC dancehall.
Cover of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' a documentary by Ben DiGiacomo. A deep dive into the creation of NYC's famed eatery, from A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.

“An homage to fine French dining”

— WWD

Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Engrossed audience at the NYC screening of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' a documentary directed by Ben DiGiacomo, presented by A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Director Ben DiGiacomo smiling at the premiere of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' set against a backdrop with logos for the event, including A9NY Studio and the featured culinary documentary, in NYC.
Julia Fox attends the 'Making La Grande Boucherie' premiere, standing against the A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 step and repeat, part of the New York City documentary event.
BEN DIGIACOMO and AMY DIGIACOMO Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Julia Fox at the Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.
Premiere event of 'Making La Grande Boucherie,' directed by Ben DiGiacomo, celebrating the documentary's release in NYC, an A9NY Studio / ASSEMBLY9 production.

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