Film
Better Mus’ Come Presents Reasoning with Nicole ‘Sky’ Grey
Who is Kemala? Nicole ‘Sky’ Grey plays “Kemala” in the highly anticipated new Jamaican feature film “Better Mus’ Come”. Better Mus’ Come, directed by Storm Saulter is to be released October 13th in cinemas island wide. See the trailer in the YardEdge Featured Video. Read more about Nicole at the Gleaner.
YardEdge Talks to Storm Saulter About Better Mus’ Come
Director Storm Saulter on set YardEdge had a chat with Jamaican director, Storm Saulter about his new movie Better Mus’ Come, which is to be released October 13th in cinemas island wide. See the trailer in the YardEdge Featured Video. YardEdge: Tell us a bit about Better Mus’ Come –
Films About Music: “Music is the Weapon” and “Dub Echoes”
Music makers, movement builders and iconic artists of all kinds have contributed to the music we buy, know and love. DJ Afifa-Sounds of Life invites you to check out music stories on film. This Tuesday, July 6, check out two powerful films: 1. FELA KUTI-MUSIC IS THE WEAPON Composer, Afrobeat
European Film Festival on Now in Kingston
The 2010 EU Film Festival is on now in Kingston from May 6 to 18. Staged as a major cultural event, the festival returns this year with an ambitious scope of European countries represented with major films that have proven to be successful in the European cinema.
Jamaica World Cinema Showcase to Feature Local Indie Films
Local young and aspiring film makers will have an opportunity to show their work at the Jamaica World Cinema Showcase from April 1 to 3. Local films to be featured are Kimala Bennett’s “Hair”, Mykal Cushnie’s documentary “WAR Stories”, Omaall Wright’s “Real Ghetto Youth” and the Rickards Brothers’ “The Last Don”.
Vote for this Video by SeBiArt
SeBiArt aka Berette Macaulay has entered her video “LABYRINTH OF FOREVER: Doorway for the Spirit Chasers” in the annual Art For Progress competition: Clash of the Artists 2010 and needs your vote! It’s a small annual global contest with a handful of competitive categories: Visual Art, Music, Film, Fashion, DJ,
Reggae Film RiseUp Premieres in New York
RiseUp, directed by Luciano Blotta features reggae greats such as Lee “Scratch” Perry, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare and many up and coming rising stars. This film is being hailed as “the best reggae film since The Harder They Come”. Read more at Blackstar News See website for RiseUp
Classic Films We Loved Courtesy of the US Embassy
The US Embassy presents “Classic Films We Loved”, a selection of films honoring the cultural and intellectual contributions of African Americans.
Coming Soon from Afflicted Yard: The Last Don
Peter Dean Rickards has brilliantly captured the essence of Josef Bogdanovich, CEO of Downsound Records, in a thirty minute pilot episode of a new series, DiMaggio: The Last Don (screened one night only last June). In the pilot, Bogdanovich, who runs Kingston-based entertainment company Downsound Records, is involved in artist
Best of CaribbeanTales 2010 : Film Festival and Symposium
The creative industries of film and television will receive a boost this February when CaribbeanTales, a Toronto-based multimedia company, brings together formidable local, regional and international partners to showcase, discuss and promote Caribbean film at “The Best of CaribbeanTales Film Festival and Symposium that will take place at the Olympus