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One year later, Answers to Questions Still Being Asked
Read more: One year later, Answers to Questions Still Being AskedThe one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd is upon us. A time of reflection. A look back at the reckoning that followed that tragic day. Systemic Racism. Inequity. White Privilege. All finally acknowledged. Inclusion. Equality. Diversity. Words that echoed in every corporate promise, media report, Zoom meeting. Across the screen based industries,…
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My Black History Story – Part 2
Read more: My Black History Story – Part 2When I was 5 years old, my father joined the Trinidad and Tobago foreign service, and was posted first to Ottawa, then a year later, to the United Nations in New York. So I went into school there. That was where I experienced for the first time the theory and practice of racial inferiority. I…
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Why Telling the stories of the Windrush Generation is A Must!
Read more: Why Telling the stories of the Windrush Generation is A Must!I was born in England to Trinidadian Windrush Generation parents and though there was no way of knowing it at the time, those elementary years undeniably shaped my passion for sharing the stories of not only the hundreds of thousands of Caribbean immigrants that entered the UK during those Windrush years, but for ultimately using…
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15 years old – My Little Festival is All Grown Up!
Read more: 15 years old – My Little Festival is All Grown Up!I didn’t know when I started CaribbeanTales International Film Festival (CTFF) in August of 2006 that it would grow into a major portal for stories from the African and Caribbean Diaspora that it has become today. With my tiny but mighty team, and many eager volunteers, over the years we have been able to broaden…
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Why I Decided To Offer A Masterclass Webinar Series
Read more: Why I Decided To Offer A Masterclass Webinar Series“Where there are experts, there will be no lack of learners.” – Swahili Proverb Next Sunday July 5th at 4pm, I will be launching my new webinar series. It will feature a discussion with my amazing friend, award-winning filmmaker Julie Dash and will be followed by a Q and A. “In The Director’s Chair with…
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The Success Of Black Filmmakers Shows We Are Finally Being Heard
Read more: The Success Of Black Filmmakers Shows We Are Finally Being HeardWe deserve three-dimensional characters who look like us, in every genre. Frances-Anne SolomonWriter, producer, director, curator and distributor in film, television and radio. He had just come off one of the most successful weekends at the box office — ever. Director Jordan Peele was speaking at the Hollywood Improv Theatre after his horror flick scared…
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