Perry Henzell (7 March 1936 – 30 November 2006) was a Jamaican director. He directed the first Jamaican feature film, The Harder They Come (1972), co-written by Trevor D. Rhone and starring Jimmy Cliff.[1]
Henzell also shot some footage for what was planned as his next film, No Place Like Home, in Harder's aftermath in 1974, but he went broke before he could finish the film. Fed up by this, and the lack of finance for further production, he went on to become a writer, publishing his first novel, Power Game, in 1982.[7] Both were meant to complete a planned trilogy of films centring on Ivanhoe Martin. The footage for No Place Like Home was lost. Years later, he came across editing tapes in a lab in New York. Just to have a sense of completion, he worked on the project. When he showed it to a few friends, their response was enthusiastic. He eventually was able to retrieve the original footage.
A rough cut of No Place Like Home, which features music from Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytals, The Three Degrees, and Marcia Griffiths, was screened for the public at the 31st annual Toronto International Film Festival in September 2006[2] at the Cumberland Theatre; it was sold out. Film leads Carl Bradshaw (The Harder They Come, Smile Orange, Countryman) and Susan O'Meara attended and answered audience questions with Henzell after the screening. The film was also screened at the Flashpoint Film Festival at the beginning of December 2006 in Negril. A fully restored version was premiered in 2019.[8] The documentary Perry Henzell: A Filmmaker’s Odyssey, directed by David Garonzik and Arthur Gorson, traces the journey to bring No Place Like Home to the big screen.[9]
Henzell had continued to work after being diagnosed in 2000 with cancer.[2] He died from it on 30 November 2006, aged 70, and is survived by his widow Sally and three children: Justine, Toni-Ann and Jason.[3]
Further readingedit
Jonathan Ali, "It came after The Harder They Come: The story of Perry Henzell’s No Place Like Home", Twelve30 Collective, 29 July 2021.
Referencesedit
^ abcSalewicz, Chris (2 December 2006). "Perry Henzell - Obituaries, News". The Independent. London. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
^ abcKatz, David (March–April 2007). "Perry Henzell: the master". Caribbean Beat. No. 84. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^ abHenry, Krista (1 December 2006). "Perry Henzell dies at 70". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^"Perry Henzell: 1936 - 2006". Chicago Tribune. 3 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
^. MSNBC. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
^Katz, David (4 December 2006). "Obituary: Perry Henzell". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
^"Perry Henzell, 70, Filmmaker of 'The Harder They Come,' Dies". The New York Times. Associated Press. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
^Johnson, Richard (10 November 2019). "A labour of love: Lost Henzell film restored and premièred at former home". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^"perry henzell: a filmmaker's odyssey". ttfilmfestival.com. 2020.
"Perry Henzell on The Harder They Come and Ancestral Spirit". Perry Henzell interviewed in 1988 by director Stafford Ashani, for Reggae Strong.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Perry Henzell news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2009 template removal help Perry Henzell 7 March 1936 30 November 2006 was a Jamaican director He directed the first Jamaican feature film The Harder They Come 1972 co written by Trevor D Rhone and starring Jimmy Cliff 1 Perry HenzellBorn 1936 03 07 7 March 1936Annotto Bay St Mary s JamaicaDied30 November 2006 2006 11 30 aged 70 Treasure Beach St Elizabeth Parish JamaicaEducationShrewsbury School McGill UniversityOccupationFilm directorNotable workThe Harder They Come 1972 SpouseSally Densham 1965 2006 his death Children3 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Further reading 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editHenzell whose ancestors included Huguenot glassblowers and an old English family who had made their fortune growing sugar cane on Antigua 2 was born in Annotto Bay Saint Mary Parish Jamaica 3 and grew up on the Caymanas sugar cane estate near Kingston 4 He was sent to Shrewsbury School in the United Kingdom at the age of 14 and later attended McGill University in Montreal Canada in 1953 and 1954 5 He then dropped out of this school choosing instead to hitchhike around Europe He eventually got work as a stagehand for BBC television in London 1 He returned in the 1950s to Jamaica where he directed advertisements for some years until he began work on The Harder They Come with co writer Trevor D Rhone 6 In 1965 Henzell married Sally Densham 1 Henzell also shot some footage for what was planned as his next film No Place Like Home in Harder s aftermath in 1974 but he went broke before he could finish the film Fed up by this and the lack of finance for further production he went on to become a writer publishing his first novel Power Game in 1982 7 Both were meant to complete a planned trilogy of films centring on Ivanhoe Martin The footage for No Place Like Home was lost Years later he came across editing tapes in a lab in New York Just to have a sense of completion he worked on the project When he showed it to a few friends their response was enthusiastic He eventually was able to retrieve the original footage A rough cut of No Place Like Home which features music from Bob Marley Toots and the Maytals The Three Degrees and Marcia Griffiths was screened for the public at the 31st annual Toronto International Film Festival in September 2006 2 at the Cumberland Theatre it was sold out Film leads Carl Bradshaw The Harder They Come Smile Orange Countryman and Susan O Meara attended and answered audience questions with Henzell after the screening The film was also screened at the Flashpoint Film Festival at the beginning of December 2006 in Negril A fully restored version was premiered in 2019 8 The documentary Perry Henzell A Filmmaker s Odyssey directed by David Garonzik and Arthur Gorson traces the journey to bring No Place Like Home to the big screen 9 Henzell had continued to work after being diagnosed in 2000 with cancer 2 He died from it on 30 November 2006 aged 70 and is survived by his widow Sally and three children Justine Toni Ann and Jason 3 Further reading editJonathan Ali It came after The Harder They Come The story of Perry Henzell s No Place Like Home Twelve30 Collective 29 July 2021 References edit a b c Salewicz Chris 2 December 2006 Perry Henzell Obituaries News The Independent London Retrieved 13 April 2011 a b c Katz David March April 2007 Perry Henzell the master Caribbean Beat No 84 Retrieved 14 April 2023 a b Henry Krista 1 December 2006 Perry Henzell dies at 70 Jamaica Gleaner Retrieved 1 March 2023 Perry Henzell 1936 2006 Chicago Tribune 3 December 2006 Retrieved 13 April 2011 The Harder They Come filmmaker dies MSNBC Associated Press Archived from the original on 28 September 2012 Retrieved 13 April 2011 Katz David 4 December 2006 Obituary Perry Henzell The Guardian London Retrieved 12 April 2011 Perry Henzell 70 Filmmaker of The Harder They Come Dies The New York Times Associated Press 5 December 2006 Retrieved 13 April 2011 Johnson Richard 10 November 2019 A labour of love Lost Henzell film restored and premiered at former home Jamaica Observer Retrieved 14 April 2023 perry henzell a filmmaker s odyssey ttfilmfestival com 2020 External links editPerry Henzell at IMDb No Place Like Home at IMDb Toronto Film Festival Profile of No Place Like Home Perry Henzell on The Harder They Come and Ancestral Spirit Perry Henzell interviewed in 1988 by director Stafford Ashani for Reggae Strong Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Perry Henzell amp oldid 1149838702, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
