Ian Fleming Documentary to Premiere at GoldenEye in Jamaica

A new feature documentary about James Bond creator Ian Fleming will premiere at GoldenEye, Fleming’s former home in Oracabessa, Jamaica, in November 2026.

Ian Fleming and the Curse of James Bond, directed by Adam Low, examines Fleming’s life beyond 007, including his wartime intelligence work, his complicated relationship with the enormous success of James Bond and the importance of Jamaica in shaping both the author and his fictional world. The 92-minute documentary was commissioned by Sky Arts and has already been shown in the UK earlier this year.

The GoldenEye screening will take place during a special premiere weekend from 19-22 November 2026, which also marks 80 years since Fleming built the villa in 1946. Fleming returned to GoldenEye each winter and wrote his James Bond books there, making the property one of the most important locations in Bond history.

Jamaica plays a major role in the documentary. Director Adam Low said he was determined to put the island “at the centre of the story”, arguing that even the Bond novels which are not set in Jamaica were influenced by its landscape, atmosphere and history. Jamaican contributors include novelist Marlon James, Fleming’s longtime gardener Ramsay Dacosta and Jamaica’s Minister of Culture Olivia “Babsy” Grange.

The film also features contributions from Ralph Fiennes, William Boyd, Kate Mosse and Ian Fleming biographer Nicholas Shakespeare, while Helena Bonham Carter narrates readings from Fleming’s books. Rare archive material of Fleming is combined with material from the Bond films and discussion of the connections between Fleming’s own experiences and the world he created.

Fittingly, the documentary’s opening sequence travels through Oracabessa towards GoldenEye, accompanied by Desmond Dekker & The Aces’ 007 (Shanty Town) and a Rastafari benediction by Jamaican author and journalist Barbara Blake-Hannah.

More than just a screening

GoldenEye is offering a three-night premiere package that includes a cocktail reception at Fleming’s original villa, dinner and a private outdoor screening at PlayScape, a Jamaican barbecue on Button Beach, live music and Fleming-inspired breakfasts.

Today GoldenEye is part of the Island Outpost resort owned by Chris Blackwell. Fleming originally bought the land in 1946 and designed the simple villa himself. The property later gave its name to Pierce Brosnan’s first James Bond film, GoldenEye (1995), and in 2019 it was also the setting for the official reveal of No Time To Die.

The decision to hold the film’s Western Hemisphere premiere at GoldenEye therefore brings the story back to the place where much of it began: Fleming’s Jamaican retreat and the writing desk where James Bond was created.

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