An Evening of Jamaican Film
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The Ninth Floor
I got to see this documentary last year during #TTFF16. I don’t know why I forgot to write about it, because I loved their access to, and use of archive footage. The Sir George Williams Affair of 1969 was an early per-cursor to the Black Power Uprising in 1970. Many of the students who took…
COCO Dance Festival
BySoyiniThe Contemporary Choreographers’ Collective or COCO is hosting their annual Dance Festival. I’m really excited to see them add a video element. Founding member of COCO Sonia Dumas, has become quite the filmmaker of late. Fresh off her win at #TTFF16 for a film development prize, this addition of film to COCO Dance Fest is…
Jamaican Film Industry Needs Help
BySoyiniA report by Shereita Grizzle for Jamaica’s Gleaner. Jamaican actress, director and producer, Sherando Cupid-Ferril, has her sights set on helping to move Jamaica’s film industry to a place where it can actively compete on the international market. Speaking with The Sunday Gleaner, in a recent interview, the popular personality explained that the country’s industry…
Basically Bazodee: A Review
What’s to be said about Bazodee? The Machel Montano headlined film opened in his native land last week, and I happened to catch it on opening night. The film is entertaining, but far from exc… Source: Basically Bazodee: A Review
Carnival Films
BySoyiniThe Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival tries to showcase Trinbagonian and Caribbean films outside of the traditional festival period. Their Carnival Film Series (to diffrentiate it from its main festival) has been going on for a few years now. This year they decided to take a look back. The Film Series will feature 3 feature…
TT Film Fest Day 2
BySoyiniThe Cutlass was such a surprise to me. The shots were gorgeous. There were homes and location shots that took my breath away. The drone footage alone are a major draw. But the surprise was the acting. It was good! So yes, put this film on your list. The Ninth Floor is a documentary abour…