Film and Television

Culture, Film and Television, People, Trinidad and Tobago

Michael de Souza: the man behind Rastamouse

In 1994, Trinidad-born swimming instructor Michael de Souza gave up his job, working with the children of London’s elite, to spend...

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Culture, Film and Television, History, Trinidad and Tobago

Battleground Tobago: Raising ghosts from a watery grave

Tiny, peaceful Tobago was once the scene of one of the bloodiest sea battles ever fought – one that saw 20 ships destroyed and sunk to...

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Culture, Film and Television, Arts, Jamaica

Rock steady rules

Rock steady, the music that came after ska and before reggae, ruled Jamaica for much of the mid-Sixties. It was, by all accounts, a golden...

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Culture, Film and Television, Reviews, Trinidad and Tobago

Film Reviews – January/February 2010

Master of the mas Jonathan Ali Will Peter Minshall produce another Carnival band? Since his last outing some four years ago, Trinidad and...

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Culture, Film and Television, People, The Bahamas

Maria Govan: “quite a challenging place to be”

I realised from very young that I wanted to make films. Being an only child, I played alone a lot, and I think that asks a great deal of...

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Culture, Film and Television, Reviews, Trinidad and Tobago

DVD Reviews – May/June 2010

Has there ever been a promotional campaign so intense for a film this short? Months before it was screened, a buzz began to grow around the...

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Culture, Film and Television, Music, People, Jamaica

Jimmy Cliff thinks Oscar

A major Oscar for the Caribbean? I’d love to see it happen, and a combination of the wonderful movies that have come out of Jamaica over...

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Culture, Film and Television, Reviews, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago

DVD Reviews – July/August 2010

Catching the festival on film The highlight of the year for many Londoners, Notting Hill Carnival takes place over two days at the end of...

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