Stepping Razor: Red X

Stepping Razor: Red X
Directed byNicholas Campbell
Produced byEdgar Egger
CinematographyEdgar Egger
Edited byTrevor Ambrose
Production
company
Bush Doctor Films
Distributed byMalofilm
Release date
  • September 1992 (1992-09) (TIFF)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Stepping Razor: Red X is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nicholas Campbell and released in 1992.[1] The film is a portrait of reggae musician Peter Tosh, drawn both from Tosh's "Red X" series of autobiographical tapes that he was recording at the time of his murder and from interviews with other figures about Tosh's cultural impact.[2]

The film premiered at the 1992 Festival of Festivals.[3]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 14th Genie Awards.[4] Peter Goddard of the Toronto Star called it "one of the best musical documentaries about any star, in any genre, ever."[5]

On October 17, 2018, the film received a special screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox to mark the official legalization of cannabis in Canada.[6]

  1. ^ Craig MacInnis, "Campbell walks the Razor's edge". Toronto Star, September 18, 1992.
  2. ^ Noel Taylor, "Film on slain Tosh an epitaph and a warning". Ottawa Citizen, September 3, 1993.
  3. ^ Rita Zekas, "Glitter everywhere, but no cheese whatsits". Toronto Star, September 11, 1992.
  4. ^ "The Lotus Eaters strong contender at Genies". The Globe and Mail, December 11, 1993.
  5. ^ Peter Goddard, "The devil and Peter Tosh". Toronto Star, July 24, 1993.
  6. ^ Brad Wheeler, "Nicholas Campbell's film on reggae ‘prophet' Peter Tosh to screen at TIFF Bell Lightbox on legalization day". The Globe and Mail, October 16, 2018.