Don Letts narrates us through the story of a crew of Rastafarians evacuated to London in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption in Montserrat. Living in exile in inner city East London, the friends reinvent themselves as “rude-boy” rappers and small time hustlers on the nightclub circuit. Will their dreams of celebrity be realised before the law catches up with them? Can these ‘mighty-lions-of-Judah’remain true to their spiritual identity?

“Fire Burn Babylon” blends the point of view of three charismatic Rasta men, the elders that guide them and the women who love them as they pitch between enjoying the thrills of the city and committing to Rastafari ideals.

Sarita Siegel has been filmmaking for 9 years in America, New Zealand and England. Sarita Siegel created Alchemy Films with Taggart Siegel. Alchemy Films has made award-winning cross-cultural films and natural history subjects with an awareness of conservation. Alchemy Films documentaries have been broadcast on National Geographic Channels, US PBS, ARTE, and France Channel 5. Titles include The Split Horn (2001), The Disenchanted Forest (2002), Destroying Angel (1995) and The Beloved (1997).