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MISS JOBSON
Jamaica/Spain 2025, 80 min. English (Italian subtitles)
Regional premiere
Director: Amanda Sans Pantling
Production: Amanda Sans Pantling and Tammy Hart
Cast: Diane Jobson, Sally Henzell, Rohan Marley, Robert Marley, Richard Booker…
Screenplay: Amanda Sans Pantling
Cinematography: Jurgen Lisse, Chris Browne
Editing: Carlos Prieto, Juliana Montañés
Music: Sergio Bertrán
Sound: Delroy Dean Johnson, David Osbourne, David Packer
SYNOPSIS
In the 1970s, Diane Jobson made a name for herself as Bob Marley’s close friend and lawyer, converting to Rastafarianism under his influence. After his death, she dedicated her career to defending Jamaica’s poorest communities, becoming the island’s beloved “Rasta lawyer.” Now 80, the fiercely stubborn attorney with 12-foot-long locks still works without a computer, taking handwritten notes and helping clients facing police violence and murder charges. To cope with her demanding work, Diane finds a sense of peace through her spiritual connection with Jamaica’s nature and her sprawling conversations with her close friend Sally Henzell about aging, love and purpose.
In the 1970s, Diane Jobson made a name for herself as Bob Marley’s close friend and lawyer, converting to Rastafarianism under his influence. After his death, she dedicated her career to defending Jamaica’s poorest communities, becoming the island’s beloved “Rasta lawyer.” Now 80, the fiercely stubborn attorney with 12-foot-long locks still works without a computer, taking handwritten notes and helping clients facing police violence and murder charges. To cope with her demanding work, Diane finds a sense of peace through her spiritual connection with Jamaica’s nature and her sprawling conversations with her close friend Sally Henzell about aging, love and purpose.
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September 23
Teatro Massimo Hall
HOURS: 10:30 PM
HOURS: 10:30 PM
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