2011 Caribbean Filmfest - Washington, DC

[Peasie]

2011 DC Caribbean Filmfest June 3 - 6

AFI Silver is proud to once again host screenings of the DC Caribbean Filmfest, now in its 11th year. The festival is co-presented with Caribbean Association of World Bank and IMF Staff (CAWI), Caribbean Professional Network (CPN), Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) and TransAfrica Forum.

Link 2011 Caribbean Film Festival

PDF list of di flims PDF

[MsExced]

Re: 2011 Caribbean Filmfest - Washington, DC

You going Peasie? if so take picture to share with us.

[Peasie]

Re: 2011 Caribbean Filmfest - Washington, DC

Yes, mi going. So many good films, so little time
Here are three of the "must see" flims for me :
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THE UPSETTER: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF LEE &quot;SCRATCH&quot; PERRY</span>

Discover the visionary Jamaican musician and artist, Lee &quot;Scratch&quot; Perry who burst on the scene in the late 1950s with a brand new sound, inventing a genre of music that would come to be called reggae. Perry gained international recognition, working with The Clash and Paul McCartney while mentoring a young Bob Marley. Narrated by Benicio Del Toro, <span style="font-weight: bold">this film charts 70 years in the life of Perry</span> through his own words.




<span style="font-weight: bold">RISEUP</span>
Winner, Best Music Documentary, 2009 AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs

Three Jamaican musicians fight for a place in the overcrowded reggae field. Ice Anastasia hails from a posh neighborhood in Kingston, while Turbulence is from Trenchtown. Kemoy Reid, a weighty female presence, is a country girl at heart. This documentary looks at the grit behind the glamour and explores class and gender issues in Jamaica today. (Courtesy AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs)




<span style="font-weight: bold">FRANTZ FANON, HIS LIFE, HIS STRUGGLE, HIS WORK</span>

Frantz Fanon, a Martinique-born psychiatrist, became an unlikely spokesman for the Algerian revolution against French colonialism in the 1950s. While secretly aiding the rebels of the Algerian anti-colonial war, Fanon cared for victims and perpetrators alike, producing case notes that shed invaluable light on the psychic traumas of colonial war. Fifty years after his death, this documentary reveals the short and intense life of one of the great thinkers of the 20th century.


American Film Institute

[MsExced]

Re: 2011 Caribbean Filmfest - Washington, DC

Oh Peasie did you go? If you did how was it?

[Peasie]

Re: 2011 Caribbean Filmfest - Washington, DC

Ms. Exed,

Mi jus seeing dis

Yes I went to see two documentaries:

1. <span style="font-weight: bold">Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae</span> Let me just say this - I am buying copies of this DVD to give to my children as part of my legacy (and their heritage) Drop what you are doing, purchase this DVD, relish it and then share it with your child

2. <span style="font-weight: bold">Lee &quot;Scratch&quot; Perry</span> not for the uninitiated

[SistahD]

Re: 2011 Caribbean Filmfest - Washington, DC

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ms. Exed,

Mi jus seeing dis

Yes I went to see two documentaries:

1. <span style="font-weight: bold">Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae</span> Let me just say this - I am buying copies of this DVD to give to my children as part of my legacy (and their heritage) </div></div>


Saw this one last year - awesome production. Great music throughout as well as the history.