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Hakeem review – musician’s journey from prison to Glastonbury exudes warmth and sincerity
What you see is what you get with intimate and honest documentary about east London singer-songwriter Hak Baker
So many music documentaries have a kind of faked intimacy; they dangle the promise of lifting the lid on a star’s darkest secrets but end up feeling more like propaganda. The pair must be mates with Baker, going by the number of shots of him at his kitchen table, beer in hand, or lugging a sofa down stairs as he is evicted from yet another flat, face fixed with a smile that could raise the room temperature by at least five degrees. The film charts it all: playing to three people in a festival field to rowdy pub gigs, Glastonbury, supporting Pete Doherty at the Royal Albert Hall.
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