King of the Dancehall movie to premiere at TIFF
Nick Cannon has confirmed what everyone has been speculating about for the last year, he is in fact directing and starring in a Jamaica-inspired film alongside the talented Whoopi Goldberg, Busta Rhymes and Ky-Mani Marley. The film will premiere in Jamaica shortly after debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
TIFF will run from September 8 to 18. Cannon commented on the film, saying that King of the Dancehall is one of those things that has been missing.
“As a storyteller, I often complain, even for one of my spoken words; I say I don’t want to see anymore slave movies. So as a content provider and as a filmmaker and a storyteller, I want to tell different stories and this is a very different, artistic approach to tell the dancehall story, and the story of the West Indian culture, and the story of Kingston, Jamaica.”
The anticipated movie “King of the Dancehall” follows the experiences of a New Yorker, Cannon, who visits his family in Jamaica and falls in love with the music and culture. Dancehall Deejay Beenie Man, members of reggae group T.O.K., and singer/model Kreesha Turner will all be featured in the film
Cannon, who first visited Jamaica in December of 2014, immediately fell for the music and ‘pop style’ culture. In regards to the movie, Cannon told reporters that “I feel like I’m taking that torch and that’s what it’s all about. I have to tell stories that the average studio wouldn’t. And the Toronto Film Festival is giving me the opportunity to display my film and my art on such a wide stage. It’s truly an honor.”
