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25 Apr 2025
I’m proud to share that What My Mother Told Me will screen at @BFI this May!
Featuring @andoh_adjoa, Leonie Forbes, @clarencesmiff, and @nadinewilliams .
#IndependentFilm
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I had the privilege of directing Miss Lee in What My Mother Told Me, and I want to tell you there are actors, and then there is Leonie Forbes. She is a Caribbean legend
Jun 14
Leonie Forbes (14 Jun 1937 - 25 Oct 2022), Legendary #Jamaican actress, broadcaster, and producer, born 89 years ago today, in #Kingston. #Jamaica #Caribbean
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonie…
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I am so excited to be hosting one of the only festivals this year that is bringing the Caribbean region and its diaspora into the same room, at the same time, on the same screen.
CaribbeanTales International Film Festival & Caribbean Film Festival are coming together to celebrate their partnership, ScreenShare, in an unforgettable evening in Toronto...and we want YOU there!
Free & open to all. Coming this July. Stay tuned for more details. 🎬✨
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More details coming soon but quite excited to say its free and open to all
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Frances-Anne Solomon retweeted
@IngridPersaud 's Love songs of Boysie Singh as well as her Love after Love
@AndreBagoo 's short story collection The Dreaming, and if you're up for essays: Undiscovered Country
Barbara Jenkins' de Rightest Place
Scott Ting-aKee (chinese-Guyanese) for his cool novella
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And I'll be honest, a lot of these Caribbean reading lists look like they were curated by the same three people. I want more diversity, looking for recommendations
I’m wondering why so many of these read Caribbean literary collections are missing Indo-Caribbean literature. I notice as well that they are mostly anglo-centric or diaspora concerned.
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Frances-Anne Solomon retweeted
For decades, the development model imposed on poor countries has been:
Open your economy to foreign capital. Sell off public assets. Export raw materials. Compete through cheap labor.
Cuba pursued a different path by investing heavily in healthcare & education.
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#GRENADA: Grenada Diaspora Homecoming 2026 will bring together Grenadians from across the world for two weeks of cultural, social, and economic events, aimed at strengthening connections with the homeland.
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Caribbean traditional knowledge has always been true and our grandmothers are the rightful primary sources
Jun 3
New research finds three common Caribbean medicinal plants (bush tea), cerasee, soursop and guinea hen weed, show significant neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties, with researchers calling for clinical trials to confirm their potential. cureus.com/articles/495780-n…
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Frances-Anne Solomon retweeted
May 14
Free Haïti free cuba free puerto rico free Venezuela
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AND she filmed in Jacmel, Haiti, despite the difficult circumstances there right now.
AND she had a massive standing ovation at Cannes. Kudos to her, truly
May 14
La cinéaste haïtienne Gessica Généus a présenté ce jeudi à la Cannes Film Festival son nouveau long-métrage « Marie Madeleine », inscrit au programme de cette édition.
L’histoire se déroule dans la ville de Jacmel. Le film met en scène une femme qui tente de gérer son quotidien en vivant du travail du sexe. Son parcours bascule lorsqu’elle fait la rencontre d’un jeune homme, Joseph, engagé dans une démarche religieuse, mais confronté à ses propres interrogations.
Au fil du récit, les trajectoires des deux personnages se croisent autour de questions liées à la foi, aux normes sociales et aux choix personnels. Cette nouvelle projection confirme la présence régulière de productions haïtiennes dans les grands rendez-vous internationaux du cinéma.
#chokarella #cinéma #cannes
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This when CARICOM and the UN are increasingly recognizing "linguistic rights" as a fundamental part of the reparatory justice framework for us
This is linguistic neo-colonialism in action: the elevation of the colonial language as the sole “legitimate” register, while the mother tongue of the majority is treated as informal. Big up the minister for challenging this, she should have had the full support of the house.
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May 14
Oscar nominated actor Delroy Lindo 🇯🇲, of Jamaican heritage, is set to make his feature directorial debut w/ ‘Jabari’s People’, a film shooting in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains with production targeting late summer 2026. 1/2 screendaily.com/news/delroy-…
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The fact that a series set in Martinique, featuring local talent like Djody Grimeau and the trap artist Evil P, can hit 40.5 million hours viewed in a single week and still be discarded is a perfect example of how the "streaming script" is still not written for us.
May 11
Martinique 🇲🇶 based Netflix series ‘Bandi’, a French language crime drama starring local Martinican talent, has been canceled after just one season despite hitting 40.5 million hours viewed in its second week and landing in the Top 10 across many countries mensjournal.com/entertainmen…
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The Harder They Come: A Groundbreaking Legacy in Music-Driven Storytelling urbanwomanmag.com/the-harder… via @Urban Woman Magazine
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I am sitting with so many emotions right now
Haiti is finally getting some kind of justice! A Miami jury just found four men guilty in the assassination of the Haitian President Jovenel Moïse! It's still just a drop in the ocean of what Haiti is owed but we are getting somewhere
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Frances-Anne Solomon retweeted
West African swords from Mali to Yoruba to akan to Fon
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The real Caribbean was never meant for the tourist gaze and moments like this prove it!
All these Caribbean countries bringing out their most indigenous culture — that of the Americas and Africa — to show Speed is incredible to see.
Such stark contrast with what these tourist boards will act proud to show. Clearly, the people feel differently
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May 7
Creamy coconut corn!
Popular in Caribbean (Trinidadian🇹🇹) and Tanzanian🇹🇿 cuisine, it infuses the kernels with a sweet and savory sauce.
Use full fat coconut milk for the best flavor.
How much you eating?
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They say it takes a village, but in the Caribbean, the mothers are the village. My Caribbean Family, enjoy our Mother Days collections this weekend!
The Caribbean has always known that mothers hold the world together, and our films show exactly why.
Check out our Mother's Day Collection: caribbeantales-tv.com
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Ziggy Marley’s new short film 'Racism Is A Killa' is the newest addition to my watch list. I'm so excited that more Caribbean voices are telling Caribbean stories on screen
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