Land of Look Behind (1982)

There has never been a documentary like Land of Look Behind Relatively unknown due to poor distribution and New York Film Festival skullduggery this breathtaking film presents a unique epic vision with quasidramatic elements and cinematographic wizardry The nonreggae original soundtrack is outstanding as is the reggae music of Bob Marley and Gregory Isaacs The great documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog has called Look Behind the nonfiction film that has influenced him most over the last fifteen years Indeed this films peers are the best of Herzog Bunuels Land Without Bread Flahertys Nanook and LeacockPennebakers Louisiana Story With thoughtful viewing one will see this moving documentary actually end with a lovely little dream sequence No American has come close to making a film this ingenious in the last thirty years