Shella Record: A Reggae Mystery

Shella Record: A Reggae Mystery is a feature length documentary about the search for lost Jamaican singer Sheila Rickards. Artist and vinyl fanatic Chris Flanagan becomes haunted by a mysterious singer’s voice after discovering an incredible junk shop record. He sets off on a 10 year quest to find the singer, known as Shella Record, from Toronto, to Kingston Jamaica and all across America enlisting the help of psychics, private investigators and a ghost hunter on a surreal adventure. SHELLA RECORD: A REGGAE MYSTERY is a whimsical meditation on the power of music and obsession, blurring fact and fiction through the use of Flanagan’s creative studio built models and fantastical recreations. The film premiered at Hot Docs in 2019 and sold out at Doc NYC the same year.