documentary film Tag

“Culture Clash,” a feature length documentary by Jean-René Rinvil, was released on Studio Anansi Tv, today.  The film, which premiered in 2014, received the Best Documentary Award at the Haiti Movie Awards.  It has also screened at the 2014 Belize International Film Festival and 2015 Chicago Caribbean Film Festival. SYNOPSIS: CULTURE CLASH filled with riveting interviews of second-generationCaribbean immigrants and the challenges they face in holding to their family heritage while embracing American culture. One of the challenges children of immigrants face in America is translating for their parents and having toRead More

John Ambrose Kenwyn Rawlins was an ordinary man of modest means. He was a great father, grandfather and husband; an obedient public servant. Yet the most vivid part of his life was lived in was a small workshop beneath his house. In there, at the end of his workday, he made things. From simple push toys to elaborate 1/16th scale waterline battle ship models and dockyards, miniature furniture and dolls houses, he painstakingly constructed everything from scratch, sometimes spending upwards of a year on a single model. Smallman is anRead More

“SHAN,” is a portrait of a young Trinidadian dancer at the Universoul Circus, which tours the USA. This experimental work follows Shan backstage and on stage, moving between darkness and light, as she prepares to pass under the limbo stick, reflecting on her past, present and future. Documentary Short | 7 mins | 2014 | Trinidad + Tobago | For General Audiences More about Maya  Read More

“SHAN,” which premiered at the 2014 Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival, is now available on Studio Anansi Tv. Synopsis:  Shan is a portrait of a young Trinidadian dancer at the Universoul Circus, which tours the USA. This experimental work follows Shan backstage and on stage, moving between darkness and light, as she prepares to pass under the limbo stick, reflecting on her past, present and future. Watch the Film: About Maya Cozier Filmmaker Trinidad + Tobago Maya Cozier is a film student at the School of Visual Arts, NY. HerRead More

Saturday, Feb 13, 2016 6:30PM Made in NY Media Center 30 John St, Brooklyn Buy your tickets here! This year, we’re kicking off our community night film screening season, at a new spot in Brooklyn – the Made in NY Media Center, Dumbo.  We’ll be bringing you an intimate look at the making of a vintage Jamaican dancehall album by a pair of DJs from Israel. CONGO BEAT THE DRUM Kalbata & MixMonster | Israel Filmed in Jamaica (2015) Documentary Feature Two musicians from Tel Aviv travel to Jamaica toRead More