Author: Jonathan Ali

Embark, Film and Television, Reviews

Caribbean Screenshots (January/February 2017) | Film Reviews

I Am Not Your Negro Directed by Raoul Peck, 2016, 93 minutes Raoul Peck is not one to shy away from tackling major historical figures in...

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Embark, Film and Television, Reviews

Caribbean Screenshots (November/December 2016)

Santa & Andrés Directed by Carlos Lechuga, 2016, 105 minutes Over fifty years since Cuba’s communist revolution took place, most of...

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Embark, Film and Television, Reviews

Caribbean Screenshots (September/October 2016) | Film Reviews

Play the Devil Directed by Maria Govan, 89 minutes “How did you come to be who you are?” a wealthy businessman asks a much younger man...

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Immerse, Film and Television, People, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago

Richard Fung: no easy readings

My conversation with Richard Fung doesn’t begin with the most pleasant of topics. It’s only a few days after the horrific incident in...

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Immerse, Film and Television, People, Dominican Republic

No money, no love

Laura Amelia Guzmán is recounting a story that would make any filmmaker shiver with dread. Last November at the International Film...

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Embark, Food and Cuisine, People, United States, Barbados

Bright lights, big city, hot sauce: Paul Carmichael

It’s early evening in New York City, and you’re in a buzzing restaurant with friends for an informal dinner. As you sip your ginga...

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Immerse, Film and Television, People, Dominican Republic

Leticia Tonos: love story

On 23 September, 2013, an extraordinary event occurred in the Dominican Republic. In a ruling viewed throughout the Caribbean and beyond as...

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Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Suriname

Paramaribo: rolling in the deep

The muscles in my upper arms were screaming, protesting at the workout they were being made to undergo, the likes of which they hadn’t...

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