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Release Date:
October 10, 1997
Original Title:
Dancehall Queen
Alternate Titles:
La reina del baile
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Hawk's Nest Productions
Island Jamaica Films
Palm Pictures
Production Countries:
Jamaica
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 98
Street vendor Marcia is scraping together a living in the ghetto section of Kingston, Jamaica. Her young daughter is being hounded by a rich sugar daddy who has been supporting the family; her brother's life is being threatened by a local thug. So, when the licentious patron threatens to abandon the family, and her brother breaks down under pressure, Marcia hits bottom. She needs to escape to a haven where she can get lost in fantasy; Marcia, don in sex-me-up clothing and outrageous glamour, finds refuge in the beats of the very dance hall outside of which she normally vends.
Art Direction:
Rick Elgood
Assistant Camera:
Grace Nemergut
Assistant Editor:
Janindra Goonetilleke
Boom Operator:
Andre Bidwell
Camera Operator:
Rick Elgood
Casting:
Maxine Plummer
Janet Morrison
Colorist:
Tareq Kubaisi
Costume Designer:
Sandra Robinson
Kathy Haley
Director:
Don Letts
Rick Elgood
Director of Photography:
Louis Mulvey
Editor:
Suzanne Fenn
Executive In Charge Of Production:
Suzette Newman
Executive Producer:
Chris Blackwell
Dan Genetti
First Assistant Director:
Kwesi Dickson
Foley Artist:
John Hassler
Key Hair Stylist:
Carol Reid
Key Makeup Artist:
Carol Reid
Makeup & Hair:
Althea Forrest
Michael Thwaites
Eleanor Knight
Music Coordinator:
Trish Farrell
Music Supervisor:
Maxine Stowe
Online Editor:
Jon Trussler
Post Production Accountant:
Camille Cerullo
Post Production Supervisor:
Rick Elgood
Producer:
Carl Bradshaw
Carolyn Pfeiffer
Production Coordinator:
Ingrid Elliott
Production Manager:
Peter Packer
Script Supervisor:
Suzanne Fenn
Set Dresser:
Quindell Ferguson
Sound Designer:
Jason Candler
Bernie Hayden
Donny Black
Dawn Colello
Sound Mixer:
Matthew Sigal
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