Wednesday, January 22, 2014:
Fire in Babylon at Pickles

Fire in Babylon
Directed by Stevan Riley,  2010,  88 min Documentary
January 22, 2014,  7:30 pm  Pickles in Paradise, Coral Bay 

FIRE IN BABYLON celebrates the emancipation of a people through the sport of cricket and tells the  captivating story of the glorious domination of the West Indian cricket team, who, with a combination of  phenomenal skill and fearless spirit, became the one of the greatest teams in sports history.

Set in the turbulent era of apartheid in South Africa, race-riots in England, and civil unrest in the Caribbean, told in the words of legendary and revered players of the time, including Sir Viv Richards, Michael Holding, and Sir Clive Lloyd, FIRE IN BABYLON illustrates how this exceptional team fundamentally changed the sport forever. With their mastery of ‘fast-bowling’ with pitches that sometimes reached a deadly 90 miles per hour, they hijacked the genteel game of the privileged elite and played it on their own terms.

With impressive archival footage and a robust soundtrack that includes the likes of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Gregory Issacs, Faithless and Horace Andy, FIRE IN BABYLON celebrates the emancipation of a people through sport, whilst painting a fascinating picture of this extraordinary era of sporting dominance and its roots in politics, pride, anti-colonial fury and music.

Directed by Stevan Riley and produced by award-winning filmmakers Charles Steel and John Battsek, FIRE IN BABYLON recently had its US Premiere at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and screened at AFI Silverdocs.