Land of Look Behind

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Land of Look Behind
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Directed by	Alan Greenberg
Produced by	Alan Greenberg
Starring	Gregory Isaacs Louis Lepke Mutabaruka Bob Marley
Cinematography	Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Distributed by	Solo Man Subversive Cinema
Release date(s)	December 26, 1982
Running time	90 mins
Country	United States
Language	English
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Land of Look Behind is a 1982 documentary film about Jamaica. It was filmed in May and June of 1981 by Alan Greenberg, and was the director's first film. The film's cinematographer was Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein, an associate of Werner Herzog. The musical score is by K. (Kerry) Leimer.

Werner Herzog has said "This film achieves things never seen before in the history of cinema."^{[citation needed]} The American director Jim Jarmusch has said that Land of Look Behind is "striking...beautiful...near-perfect."^{[citation needed]}

The film begins with footage of Jamaica's wild interior region called the Cockpit Country. It also features extraordinary footage of the funeral of reggae musician Bob Marley.

A number of Rastafarians are interviewed, and performers Gregory Isaacs and Mutabaruka are also featured. In addition, Father Amde Hamilton of The Watts Prophets performs a spoken word piece during Marley's funeral service.

Land of Look Behind won the Chicago International Film Festival's Gold Hugo Award.

In 2006 the film was released on DVD, with commentary by Greenberg and Herzog.