Led by two visionary filmmakers Asha Lovelace and Melanie Jones Powell , the Caribbean Film Festival shifts power behind the lens—ensuring Caribbean stories are told on their own terms.
For years, Caribbean stories have been filtered through the lens of outsiders — packaged for tourists, stripped of complexity or flattened into stereotypes. But two powerhouse women are changing that.
The Caribbean Film Festival made its debut in Trinidad and Tobago on June 11th. With a spotlight on filmmakers from islands like Haiti, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, and, of course, Trinidad, the Festival is reclaiming Caribbean narratives — and putting Black women at the center of the lens.
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