By Mateo Vega, Mathieu Wijdeven • 0:39:59 • Documentary, Short • history, Colonialism • Suriname • Dutch
A search for the memory and legacy of the co-director’s great-great-grandfather: the Surinamese artist and early critic of the Dutch colonial regime G.G.T. Rustwijk (1862-1914). Luci is a search for Rustwijk’s “light” and what remains of it in modern-day Suriname.
by Nadine White • 56 mins • Documentary, Feature • Black History, History, Caribbean, World War II, Windrush • United Kingdom • Jamaica • English
Barrel Children: The Families Windrush Left Behind peels back the layered tales of Caribbean youngsters who grew up away from their parents before migrating to join them in Britain. The story of Windrush has come into painfully sharp focus in recent years but what is less well-known is the story of the children of these pioneers whose parents left to rebuild Britain and they only knew of through the ‘barrel’ care packages sent back. These are the children’s stories of reconciliation and rediscovery within a new world that made little sense to them.
by Nnamdi Kanaga • 1hr 30mins • Feature • Drama, Supernatural • United States • English • 2024
The joys of motherhood is overshadowed by agony when Nkechi discovers that her daughter, Kamsi, is bound to the cyclical existence of the Ọgbanje—a spirit child trapped in the maze of life, death, and rebirth.
by Pierre Michel Jean • 1hr 40mins • Documentary, Feature • Haiti, Dominican Republic, France • French, Haitian, Spanish • 2023
In 1937, Dominican dictator Trujillo ordered the massacre of over 20,000 Haitian immigrants living in the Dominican Republic. Daphné Ménard, a Haitian theatre director, brought together actors from both parts of the island to work on this event.
by Abdias Laguerre • 1hr 40mins • Feature • Haiti, Nigeria, United States • English • 2024
Blending the cultural differences of Haitian and Nigerian traditions, “This Unexpected Love” captures the American college experience through the lens of international students Ada, Jean, Marie and Nnamdi. Experience the whirlwind journey of friendship and the blossoming of young love in this heart warming, music filled, romantic comedy.
by Peter Joseph Sagnia • 1hr 50 mins • Feature • Sint Maarten • Dutch • 2024
Dr. Michael Wonder, a conservative, Christian therapist is struggling to keep his practice open, while juggling new clients who distrust him, old clients out to ruin him and a wife threatening to leave him.
by Dario Erics Poitier • 1hr 5mins • Feature • Bahamas • English • 2025
The Devil Made Me Do It follows Bishop Errol Jackson, the esteemed chairman of a Caribbean college of bishops, whose spotless reputation is shaken by a powerful test of temptation. After years of living as a model of moral integrity, he finds himself at a crossroads—where his response could alter everything he’s built. This gripping religious drama examines the complex interplay between free will, temptation, and accountability, offering a powerful reflection on how personal choices echo beyond the self and shape the lives of others. A stirring exploration of faith, character, and the cost of compromise.
By Tomasz Kunicki • 40:00 • Documentary • Ethnography, Crime • Haiti, Poland • Haitian • PG-13
An odyssey through the capital city of Haiti, Port-au-Prince in 2024, at the time when there was no working government in the country, and the capital was run by over 200 gangs. How do people in such conditions continue living and how do they organize themselves?
By Jasmine Stein & Martina Lanfranchi • 1hr 12 mins • Documentary, Feature • Trinidad and Tobago • English
Trinidad & Tobago: Founders of the Village Drums of Freedom, Gerry Drums and Nyron Roots, take us back to their early days, during the island’s fresh independence. Inspired by elder leaders in the community, they pursued spiritual and political empowerment through culture and took it to the international stage. 50 years later, they share their story as they prepare for the golden anniversary of their festival on that same piece of land they grew up on, showcasing the rich musical expressions that emerged from the culture of drumming.
By Jean-Claude Barny • 1:40:00 • Feature • Biopic • Tunisia Canada, Luxembourg • French
Frantz Fanon, a French psychiatrist from Martinique, has just been appointed head of department at the psychiatric hospital in Blida, Algeria. His methods contrast with those of the other doctors in a context of colonization. A biopic in the heart of the Algerian war where a fight is waged in the name of Humanity.
