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Grace Jones documentary Bloodlight and Bami screens in Italian cinemas

other · 2026-05-05

Sophie Fiennes' documentary Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami offers an intimate portrait of the Jamaican artist, revealing her as lover, daughter, mother, sister, and grandmother behind the diva mask. The film, which premiered in Italy at the Torino Film Festival, will be distributed as a special event by Officine UBU on January 30 and 31, 2018. It juxtaposes musical sequences, intimate footage, and personal material to explore the public career and private life of the pop culture icon, born in 1948.

Key facts

  • Documentary titled Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
  • Directed by Sophie Fiennes
  • Premiered in Italy at the Torino Film Festival
  • Screens in Italian cinemas on January 30 and 31, 2018
  • Distributed by Officine UBU
  • Profiles Grace Jones (born 1948)
  • Covers public career and private life
  • Uses contrast of musical sequences, intimate footage, and personal material

Entities

Artists

  • Grace Jones
  • Sophie Fiennes

Institutions

  • Officine UBU
  • Torino Film Festival

Locations

  • Italy
  • Turin

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