speaking at the Reggae Film Festival award ceremony in Feb. 2008Jamaican film maker, Dickie Jobson, known for the 1982 feature film Countryman, passed away on Christmas Day at University Hospital in Jamaica. According to IMDB the movie tells the tale of "a young woman [who]crash-lands her plane in Jamaica. A local named Countryman rescues her and leads her away from the authorities, who have fabricated a story about the plane, involving drug and arms smuggling by the CIA, in order to gain popularity in an upcoming election. ." The film was even screened at Cannes and more recently at the Reggae Film Festival this year where he was also awarded for his contribution to the film industry in Jamaica.
photo sourcepictured with by Minister of Information & Culture, Olivia Babsy Grange (right) and Barbara Blake-Hannah, director of the Reggae Film Festival in February this year.
Apart from his role in this classic Jamaican favorite, Jobson was creator of Runaway Bay, a children's adventure television series, which ran from 1992 to 1993. The show followed a group of friends having adventures while living on the island Martinique. Remember Naomie Harris from Pirates in The Caribbean (the Jamaican lady)? She played the role of Shuku in the series. You tube is so awesome... I found a clip from Runaway Bay on the site...Never seen the show but you can look at other episodes here.
Not only intensely involved in film industry, Jobson played a significant role on the music scene. He was very close to Island Records' founder Chris Blackwell and was the first director of both Island Records and Blue Mountain Music. He managed Bob Marley and the Wailers froms, 1973-1975, as well as artists such as Joe Higgs, Jimmy Cliff and Toots Hibbert.
A man of many hats, he was once the director of The Fat Burger Inc, a popular eatery in Los Angeles, as well as a director for the Jamaican organic farming and livestock company, Allied Farms Limited.
Surely, he will be missed.
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