Debut feature documentary keeps artist's inspiring legacy live on

‘I LOVE music and music’s going to keep me going forever. And I’m going to be famous. I’m going to be a musician, and people are going to respect me. Millions of people are going to buy my records because they know that my message is out there. And people are going to know that I’m an honest artist.” The lasting words of Beldina Odenyo, as the ­credits then roll on new music documentary Bel, which will be closing the Edinburgh International Film Festival this month. Beldina Odenyo, “one of the best of us”, who also went by the stage name Heir of the Cursed, took her own life in November 2021, at the age of 31. She was still fresh on the lips of the Scottish music ­community ­after a breathtaking performance at the Scottish ­Album of the Year (SAY) award ceremony in Usher Hall. She was “on