One Hand Don’t Clap (1991)
One Hand Don’t Clap (1991)
A hot and spicy musical celebration.
Kavery Kaul’s engaging documentary traces the history of calypso and soca music from their birth in the African-East Indian traditions of Trinidad and Tobago through its worldwide diaspora, including its popularization in the 1950s by Harry Belafonte and the new independent distribution networks that arose to serve the expatriate community in the 1980s. North American restoration premiere at To Save and Project: The 19th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation on January 27 and 31, 2023. Digital restoration by the Academy Film Archive and the Women’s Film Preservation Fund of New York Women in Film & Television; courtesy of Riverfilms.

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Lord Kitchener Lord Kitchener As: Self
Calypso Rose Calypso Rose As: Self
Mighty Duke Mighty Duke As: Self
Lord Pretender Lord Pretender As: Self
David Rudder David Rudder As: Self
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Kavery Kaul’s engaging documentary traces the history of calypso and soca music from their birth in the African-East Indian traditions of Trinidad and Tobago through its worldwide diaspora, including its popularization in the 1950s by Harry Belafonte and the new independent distribution networks that arose to serve the expatriate community in the 1980s. North American restoration premiere at To Save and Project: The 19th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation on January 27 and 31, 2023. Digital restoration by the Academy Film Archive and the Women’s Film Preservation Fund of New York Women in Film & Television; courtesy of Riverfilms.


Tagline: A hot and spicy musical celebration.
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Documentary, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 28 August 1991

Country: US

Runtime: 92m

Company Credits

Company: Riverfilms

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Cast

Directed By

Kavery Kaul

Kavery Kaul

Director

Writing Credits

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Camera

Don Lenzer

Don Lenzer

Director of Photography

Alicia Weber

Alicia Weber

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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