For those of you more inclined towards UK roots reg­gae cul­ture than euro-beats, there’s a lit­tle some­thing for you at the Film Archive this Thurs­day 7th.

The Archive, in col­lab­o­ra­tion with Nice­Up — local reg­gae forum and dance­hall spe­cial­ists — present the pre­miere Aus­tralasian screen­ing of Musi­cal­ly Mad, a doco that exam­ines sound sys­tem cul­ture and the UK roots reg­gae scene, inter­view­ing some of the shin­ing lights of the com­mu­ni­ty, past and present, and pro­vid­ing an his­tor­i­cal con­text for the Caribbean-influ­enced musi­cal cul­ture. The film is brand spank­ing new and Nice Up are keen to show it off to the local scene, so much so that they (and their spon­sors) invite you to come down ear­ly, at 6pm, to the Archive — on the cor­ner of Ghuznee and Tarana­ki Sts — for food, drink and social­is­ing pri­or to the movie screen­ing at 7pm. Read more here.

Tick­ets are on sale now from the NZ Film Archive for $8/$6 con­ces­sion, as well as avail­able on the night.