Dread Beat an’ Blood(2026)

Release Date: Jul 24, 2026 | Limited

Follows dub poet master Linton Kwesi Johnson out of the recording studio onto the Brixton streets.

Note: Distributed by Seventy-Seven

Releases

Original Release | Jul 24, 2026

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Updated as of Aug 18, 2026 11:04 AM ET

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Sound Mix: Mono

Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Language: English

A portrait of Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Brixton community where he lives and works as a poet-activist. The film inter-cuts poetry readings, recordings and interviews. The film contains footage of street riots and demonstrations, including one in Bradford where the crowd chant some of Johnson's verse. It also includes footage of Johnson at poetry readings. — Anonymous