Director: Clairmont Chung 2010, Guyana English Documentary feature / 88 minutes / PG 13 This documentary looks at the life of Dr Walter Rodney, one of the region’s great intellectuals and activists whose reach extended far beyond his native Guyana. Author of How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Rodney was a fearless champion of justice all over [...]

Director/writer: Jamal Weekes 2011, Barbados English Experimental short / 10′ / PG 13 The title of this film comes from the acronym for an antisocial personality disorder. A tired young man falls asleep and soon begins to experience a most bizarre dream. When he finally breaks free of his subconscious, he wakes up. But was it all [...]

Director: Hester Jonkhout 2010, Suriname Dutch, Sranan Tongo, English, with English subtitles Documentary short / 22 minutes At the mouth of the Suriname River a colony of dolphins may be found. But many Surinamese don’t know these beautiful, intelligent creatures exist. This film shows how sightseeing tours are bringing people into touch with the creatures, and how [...]

Director: Nadissa Haynes 2011, Trinidad+Tobago English Narrative short / 21 minutes This is the hilariously true/made-up story of the mysterious dancehall singer Pashan Froot. We follow this misunderstood genius as he gets ready to launch his new single, “Nibble on Meh Naggle”, and hear from the people closest to him, including his producer, his slippery manager, and [...]

Director: Guy Deslauriers 2009, Martinique French, with English subtitles Narrative feature/110 minutes A powerful drama based on the true story of André Aliker, who was the editor of a socialist newspaper in 1930s Martinique. Aliker (played by French hip-hop star, Stomy Bugsy) is determined to speak out against injustice and to champion the rights of [...]

Director: Kwame Nyong’o 2011, Kenya English Animated short / 10 minutes Based on a Maasai folktale, this is the story of a giant cave-dwelling ogre who frequently raids a nearby village, carrying away its inhabitants for food. One day, however, he falls in love with a beautiful maiden—and finally meets his match! This film is [...]

Director: James O’Connor 2011, Trinidad+Tobago English Documentary feature / 70 minutes Born and raised in a rural village on the north-eastern coast of Trinidad, Chris Dennis has a dream: to become a world-recognised surfer. His considerable talent has taken him far, but to become one of the top 100 in his sport, this young man of modest [...]