Bowie and Noel Gallagher walk into Goldie's drum and bass fever dream.
Goldie, the godfather of drum and bass takes us on a roller coaster ride through his frenetic life. A journey that takes us from Wolver Hampton to Tokyo, Miami to Hong Kong; through his years in council care and his life as a musician and international pop star. Along the way we meet his family, his collaborators and his celebrated friends, David Bowie and Noel Gallagher.
Direction
Akomfrah's poetic chaos— archive footage as fever dream.
Production
Goldie's gold teeth literally sparkle in every lighting setup.
Director
John Akomfrah
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was peak 'Cool Britannia'—working-class Black British artist courted by rock royalty as cultural currency.
Akomfrah, later Oscar-nominated, was already experimenting here—the documentary form as sensory experience, not just information delivery.
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