Doc on Beach Boys' 'Sloop John B' Debuts at Cannes
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- Bringing Her Home: The Story of Sloop John B will be presented at the Marché du Film in Cannes by Odin’s Eye Entertainment, with promo footage previewing a fall 2026 festival campaign.
- The documentary explores the Bahamian folk origins of ‘Sloop John B’ and its transformation into a Beach Boys classic, while featuring a new recording made at Lenny Kravitz’s studio in Eleuthera, Bahamas.
- Craig Ross produces the new Eleuthera recording, bringing together Bahamian musicians and special guests under the direction of Lenny Kravitz’s studio.
- Al Jardine, surviving member of the Beach Boys, participates in the film and recounts how he introduced the song to Brian Wilson.
- Rising Tide Productions, a Bahamas‑based company, produced the documentary, with David House and Edgar Seligman as producers and Michael Favelle of Odin’s Eye Entertainment as executive producer handling international sales.
Why it matters: By completing the song’s trans‑Atlantic story, the documentary elevates Bahamian cultural heritage and gives the Beach Boys’ legacy a new commercial angle, helping Rising Tide Productions and Odin’s Eye Entertainment secure festival bookings and sales deals while spotlighting the island’s musicians.
