One Hand Don't Clap

cert TBC

Calypso music is central to Caribbean culture, providing a grounding point for communities to express themselves authentically: One Hand Don’t Clap is a bright and energising look at Calypso’s importance. Kavery Dutta Kaul’s documentary features insightful interviews from genre legends such as Calypso Rose and Lord Kitchener as they put their careers into perspective.

The film gives us an insider’s look at the music’s presence and origins on the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago, where it emerged in the early 19th century. Alongside this, One Hand Don’t Clap puts us straight in the lead-up to coronation of the Calypso Monarch in Trinidad in 1986, a first-hand account of its role in the community and the celebrations that surround it, featuring beautiful live performances of songs such as ‘Pan in A Minor’ and ‘Solomon’.

Digitally restored by the Academy Film Archive and the Women’s Film Preservation Fund with support from the Leon Levy Foundation.

The film will be introduced by programmer Patrice Robinson.

This film is part of the season Snapshots: Caribbean Cinema Up Close programmed by Patrice Robinson, supported by Barbican Cinema, Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival and with funding from Leeds Inspired, part of Leeds City Council.

Ticket holders to this screening get 15% off at Chef Shabbas Restaurant & Bar, just around the corner from the cinema serving amazing Caribbean food and cocktails.