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# FILM PREVIEW: Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/film-preview-grace-jones-bloodlight-and-bami/
- Published: 2017-09-06T07:09:31.000Z
- Updated: 2017-09-06T07:09:31.000Z
- Description: Grace Jones and Friends Live (a one night only event on October 25) promises an enlightening evening with the inimitable icon. Grace will discuss her life and work with some of her closest collaborators, from the worlds of music, fashion, art and film, following an exclusive preview of Sophie Fienne
- Author: Gary Hart
- Tags: Arts, In The South, News, Grace Jones

## *Grace Jones and Friends Live* (a one night only event on October 25) promises an enlightening evening with the inimitable icon.

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**Grace will discuss her life** and work with some of her closest collaborators, from the worlds of music, fashion, art and film, following an exclusive preview of Sophie Fiennes’ highly anticipated new film *Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami*.

To find your closest cinema (Duke of Yorks Cinema) and book tickets for *Grace Jones and Friends Live*, [click here:](http://gracejonestickets.co.uk/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)

*Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami* (opening in cinemas nationwide on October 27) re-invents the music film as an electrifying journey through the performance, private and public worlds of pop cultural icon Grace Jones, whose bold aesthetic echoes throughout the film.

Director **Sophie Fiennes** (*The Pervert’s Guide To Ideology*, *The Pervert’s Guide To Cinema*, *Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow*) creates a powerful cinematic experience, contrasting breathtaking musical sequences with intimate personal footage, ultimately reaching beyond the iconic mask. In Jamaican patois, *Bloodlight* is the red light that illuminates when an artist is recording and *Bami* means bread, the substance of daily life.

*Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami* is produced by **Katie Holly** (*Love & Friendship*, *The Queen Of Ireland*, *Citadel*) of Dublin-based Blinder Films, alongside **Sophie Fiennes**, **Shani Hinton** and **Beverly Jones**. The film is backed by BBC Films (*Brooklyn*, *I Daniel Blake*), the BFI (*45 Years*, *Lady Macbeth*), the Irish Film Board (*Room*, *Love & Friendship*) and Roads Entertainment (*Being AP*, *Forever Pure*).

Executive producers also include **James Wilson** (*Under The Skin*, *Shaun Of The Dead*, *20,000 Days On Earth*), **Francesca Von Hapsburg** (*Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present*) and **Émilie Blézat**.

The hats worn by Grace in the film are created by haute couture designer **Philip Treacy**. The staging for the performance sequences are based on the concepts designed for Grace Jones by Oscar-winning designer, the late **Eiko Isioka**.