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FAMILY BONDS
Monday, September 29, 2025 | 10:30 am
Director present
What we bury, what we carry, what waits across the sea. Home flickers between places and people, between distance and return.
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Films
To Grandmother’s House We Go
Obsessed with documenting her grandmother after COVID hit, Dash, one of her grandmother’s last descendants that speaks the English of her Jamaican great-grandparents, begins secretly filming their interactions over the course of three years in her seaside home in Colón, Panama. This is a coalescence of the people, things, objects, sensations and memories opened when one visits their grandmother and the preservation of intra-Caribbean family lines.
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Ana y la distancia
Ana, a Cuban mother exiled in Miami anxiously awaits the arrival of her son, who is crossing Central American borders to join her.
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Wi Cyah Stay
When their homes in rural Jamaica become unsafe, a queer teen and his cousin find refuge and acceptance at their aunt’s house and in each other.
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Sunny
Eighteen year-old Fito is a talented guitarist with dreams of moving to the Netherlands to study music. As he prepares to leave his home in Curaçao, the resurfacing of an old relationship forces him to confront the weight of love, loss, and ambition. A final encounter leads to a silent farewell – until the mysterious return of his guitar reminds him that some connections never truly fade.
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The Tobacconist
A south London odyssey following Tobias, who struggles to fund his mum’s return to Jamaica. The city reveals spectres of his community’s history and an uncertain future.
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Coconut
A short detailing my trip to my mother’s homeland of Jamaica in order to bury Two Mommy, my grandmother and caretaker. Coconut is made from original super 8 footage filmed in Jamaica and found footage from the funeral home’s coverage. Coconut is a public declaration of love for Gladys Austin.
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The seas between us
In the vibrant Trinidad of 1966, a young girl from a rural village stands at the cusp of discovery when her adventurous auntie from India arrives. Having known only the familiar cadence of island life, the girl is captivated by this woman from the land of her ancestors, a place she knows little about, yet feels deeply connected to. With wide-eyed wonder she follows her auntie as they weave a tapestry of India. Through their bond, the girl’s curiosity blooms, forever altering her sense of self and possibility. Directed by Faisal Lutchmedial this film is a luminous journey of cultural awakening and the enduring power of connection. ~ Ivonne Cotorruelo
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I’m not her, I’m the other
A woman artist, struggling with mental illness following her mother’s death, tries to overcome society’s judgment and the obstacles caused by her health condition, to regain custody of her daughter.
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