Caribbean Calling + Q&A
Sun 01 Sept
|Rich Mix
Experience the contemporary Caribbean through the eyes of some of its best filmmakers, in this exciting programme of new and recent fiction shorts.
Time & Location
01 Sept 2024, 14:30 – 16:30
Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Grn Rd, London E1 6LA, UK
About the screening
In these films young protagonists reckon with the challenges of everyday life, and the lure of leaving the region for opportunities elsewhere. Playful and hard-hitting, humorous and poignant, these are works palpable in their authenticity, films you won’t soon forget.
After the screening directors Rebecca Williams and Olivia de Camps will be joining us in person and via video call for a Q&A.
Out of Many
Asha, the daughter of a wealthy politician, has her bubble of privilege popped when she witnesses a traumatic incident.
Director: Rebecca Williams / Country: Jamaica / Year: 2020 / Duration: 15’
Paris Is Here
The peaceful life of Georges, an introverted teenager, gets complicated when he falls in love with the dreamer Gisele.
Directors: Léa Magnien, Quentin Chantrel / Country: French Guiana / Year: 2020 / Duration: 16’
Sirena
Sirena, a determined young woman, rethinks her move to the USA after a dark family secret surfaces.
Director: Olivia de Camps / Country: Dominican Republic / Year: 2023 / Duration: 17’
Caroni
Rajni, a Trinidadian nanny in New York, obsesses over joining her daughter back home in time for the little girl’s birthday.
Director: Ian Harnarine / Country: Trinidad and Tobago, USA / Year: 2018 / Duration: 7’
Agwe
After years of not hearing from her husband, Francois, who left Haiti by sailboat to the USA, Mirlande offers a sacrifice to Agwe, the divinity of the oceans.
Director: Samuel Suffren / Country: Haiti / Year: 2021 / Duration: 17’