by editor | Aug 31, 2025
How do you raise a child when your own mother abandoned you? In a remarkable story of healing and forgiveness, Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin, renowned for performances in Def Poetry Slam and hit solo shows like MotherStruck!, radically...
by editor | Aug 31, 2025
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Quisqueya and a hidden genocide. In 1937, Dominican dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo ordered the massacre of over 20,000 Haitian immigrants living in the Dominican Republic. Daphné Ménard, a Haitian theatre...
by editor | Aug 31, 2025
‘Possible landscapes’ is a poignant exploration of intergenerational experiences of Caribbean environments, filmed across two seasons in Trinidad and Tobago. Across sugarcane fields, steep hillsides, on fishing boats and through dying coral reefs, the film presents...
by editor | Aug 31, 2025
Forty years ago, scholar Philomena Essed sparked fierce public debate with her groundbreaking book, Everyday Racism. Once seen as controversial, the work is now recognised as a foundational text in the fight against racism. In this intimate and timely documentary,...
by editor | Aug 31, 2025
‘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,...
