Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story
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Alison Duke
| Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alison Duke |
| Written by | Alison Duke |
| Produced by | Ngardy Conteh George Alison Duke |
| Starring | Sister Nancy |
| Cinematography | Lucas Joseph |
| Edited by | Eugene Weis |
| Music by | Orin Isaacs |
Production company | Oya Media Group |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Alison Duke and released in 2024.[1] The film is a portrait of Sister Nancy, the pioneering Jamaican reggae musician who remains relatively unknown to 21st-century audiences even though her 1982 single "Bam Bam" is one of the most heavily sampled songs in contemporary music.[2]
Figures appearing in the film to discuss Nancy's legacy include Janelle Monáe, Pete Rock and Main Source.
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2024,[3] before going into wider release in 2025, including a gala screening at the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival.[4]
In Canada, it had limited theatrical screenings in Toronto, but was distributed primarily as a television film on the linear and streaming Crave services.[1]
