Franco Rosso
An image from Bed Peace, one of the productions that also features Franco Rosso.
Franco Rosso

Franco Rosso

August 29, 1941 — Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Franco Rosso (29 August 1941 – 9 December 2016) was an Italian-born film producer and director based in England. He is known for making films about Black British culture, and in particular for the 1980 cult film Babylon, about Black Jamaican youth in south London, which was backed by the National Film Finance Corporation.

Kes

Kes

1970

Babylon

Babylon

1980

Dread Beat an' Blood

Dread Beat an' Blood

1979

The Nature of the Beast

The Nature of the Beast

1988

Bed Peace

Bed Peace

1969

Ian Dury X.

Ian Dury X.

1983

Struggle for Stonebridge

Struggle for Stonebridge

1987

Reggae

Reggae

1971