BLOCK 8 - ISLAND VIBES

8/7/2022

A mix of stories with 1-animation, narrative and documentary shorts from the Caribbean as well as Central America. (6 shorts)

BIG MAN DAN(3:48)

Animation
By: Kafi Kareem, Shane Young Sing

Sheila calls on her brave husband Dan for help when she spots a cockroach in their bathroom. But when the roach flies, Dan loses all sense and imagines that the roach is a kung-fu master who he must fight with all his might to protect his defenseless wife. After observing Dan’s approach to tackling the roach problem, Sheila decides to handle the pest herself. In the end, Dan still takes all the credit. (Caribbean)

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SWEET YELLOW HEART(30:00)

Narrative Short
By: Danielle Russell

Sweet Yellow-heart tells the story of Ms. Edna, a family matriarch who is left to raise her grandson, after her daughter leaves for the USA. (Jamaica)

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MANGOES FROM THE VALLEY(21:31)

Narrative Short
By: Aryana Mohammed

Inspired by the migrant experiences of Venezuelan women in Trinidad and Tobago, Mangoes From the Valley, takes an intimate look into a young woman’s reliving of a night she desperately wants to forget. (Trinidad and Tobago )

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THERE ALL ALONG (33:38)

Documentary Short
By: Keisha V. Thompson

The untold story of women who participated in the Trinidad & Tobago 1970 Black Power Revolution. The presence, importance, and impact of female participation in the events of 1970 is presented through the first person accounts of women revolutionaries, their male counterparts and scholars in the fields of sociology and gender.

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