THE UPSETTER
SYNOPSIS
The Upsetter is the first feature-length documentary film about the life and genius
of Jamaican musician and visionary Lee Scratch Perry. The film probes into Perry's mysterious youth as well as the notorious events of
his peak music production years in Kingston, in which Scratch mentored a young Bob Marley, created the sound of reggae as we know it,
pioneered a new genre of music he called dub and invented what was to become “the remix” all while working out of the infamous Black Art
Studio. Filmed in Jamaica, London, Tokyo, Switzerland, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, The Upsetter documents Perry's
influence on all reaches of the globe.
THE DIRECTOR
Ethan Higbee
(Director)
Also known as nahte, Ethan Higbee is the other half of music group International Friends. He is a filmmaker, music producer, and painter. In 2003 he produced his first feature film Haro Hara: Pilgrimage to Kataragama, Sri Lanka. He is currently directing his second feature film The Anti-Fascist, an in-depth look at radio pioneer Dave Emory.
Adam Bhala Lough
(Director)
In 2003, Lough's first feature film as a writer/director, Bomb the System, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. It received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature. His follow up, Weapons, premiered at Sundance in 2007 where it was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize. Adam lives and works in Brooklyn.
(Director)
Also known as nahte, Ethan Higbee is the other half of music group International Friends. He is a filmmaker, music producer, and painter. In 2003 he produced his first feature film Haro Hara: Pilgrimage to Kataragama, Sri Lanka. He is currently directing his second feature film The Anti-Fascist, an in-depth look at radio pioneer Dave Emory.
Adam Bhala Lough
(Director)
In 2003, Lough's first feature film as a writer/director, Bomb the System, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. It received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Feature. His follow up, Weapons, premiered at Sundance in 2007 where it was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize. Adam lives and works in Brooklyn.