‘The Disappearance of Miss Scott’ is an intimate and urgent reclamation of the life and legacy of Hazel Scott – Trinidadian born, virtuoso pianist, Hollywood trailblazer, civil rights crusader, and the first Black person to host a nationally syndicated television show.
In a gripping and unpredictable 20-year quest, director Juan Carlos Rodríguez showcases the poignant story of Vieques.
Featuring a murder, Cold War conspiracies, Black Power, the end of the Empire, and how that connects to the policing and surveillance practices of today, ‘Walter Rodney: what they don't want you to know’ feeds a growing appetite for history from a different perspective, as we grapple with the legacy of empire, colonialism, and its […]
In her solitude in the city of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, filmmaker Malaury Eloi Paisley spends five years filming her relationship with people wandering in different worlds of the city.
A raw vision of love in a hostile Caribbean city, ‘Bionico’s Bachata’ follows a hopeless romantic, addicted to crack, who must take control of his life if he wants to marry the woman he loves.
‘Isla familia’ follows independent journalist Abraham Jiménez Enoa over three years, from the arrival of the Covid pandemic in Cuba through his political exile in Spain.
In the 18th century, enslaved Africans on an Island in the Caribbean revolted to fight for their freedom by using their forbidden cultural rituals and folklores, that creative resistance movement is the current day , “Caribbean Carnival”.
Born on a sugar plantation in rural Guyana to indentured Indian laborers, Cheddi Jagan rose from humble beginnings to become the Western Hemisphere’s first democratically elected Marxist leader.
After being elected to power in 1957, François Duvalier declared himself Haiti’s President for life in 1964, inaugurating one of the most bloodthirsty dictatorships of the 20th century – maintained through violent repression and brutal obscurantism.
Set in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, ‘Kidnapping Inc’ is a comedy thriller which follows the trials and tribulations of two inept kidnappers and would-be gangsters, friends Doc and Zoe. NOTE: Kidnapping Inc is the Closing Night Film. 🎟 Tickets for this event must be purchased at Island eTickets
Film details: Hit Me With Music Jamaica, Spain/ 2011 Directed by Miquel Galofré 75 minutes Event details: 📅 30 April, 2026; doors open at 6pm 📍 Little Carib Theatre, cor. White and Roberts Streets, Woodbrook 🎟️ $150 (available now on Island E-Tickets) 🔗 https://islandetickets.com/event/10for20HitMeWithMusic 🍿🥤 Complimentary movie snacks and soft drinks will be provided with […]
‘Queen of Soca’ follows the journey of Olivia, a singer from the slums of Trinidad who uses her talent to escape an impoverished life despite her religious mother’s determination to stop her from getting involved in soca music. As a track she records goes viral, Olivia is invited to participate in “The Greatest Show on […]
‘Possible Landscapes’ is a poignant exploration of intergenerational experiences of Caribbean environments shot over two seasons in Trinidad and Tobago. Across sugarcane fields, steep hillsides, on fishing boats and through dying coral reefs, the film presents intimate portraits of people in their daily lives and examines the impacts of colonial legacies, post-independence aspirations, and the […]