THURSDAY
June 5th 2008
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Welcome to Flashpoint
@ Fort Charles
7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Scoundrel
Director, Nile Saulter
JAMAICA, Comedy
Cast: Terri-Anne Dias, Lakesha Ellison, Boyd Grant, Carlton Barrett, Natalie Parboosingh.
@ Fort Charles 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
WORLD PREMIERE
Combing Through the
Roots of Black Hair
Director, Kimala Bennett
A documentary that explores the many manifestations of and perceptions about black hair.
JAMAICA, Documentary
@ Fort Charles 9 p.m.
Goathead
Director, Paul Bucknor
JAMAICA, Comedy
Cast: Mark Danvers, Regina Beavers, Chris Daley, Winston ‘Ricky’ Rowe, Sheryka Dare, Mutabaruka, Leonie Forbes, Oliver Samuels, Farenheit, Ragashanti
@ Fort Charles
| FRIDAY
June 6th 2008
10 a.m. – Noon
Seminar, The Jamaica/UK
Co-Production Treaty
Isabela Davis, Senior Executive
UK Film Council
@ Historic Naval Hospital 11 a.m.
JAMAICA FILM ACADEMY presents an "Ites, Gold and Green" programme, featuring three films.
Roots Time (Ites Gold & Green)
Director, Silvestre Jacobi
The story follows two Rastafarians on their eventful journey around Jamaica selling records out of their multi-coloured Rasta-mobile.
JAMAICA/ARGENTINA, 2007
@ Historic Naval Hospital Destination Jamaica (Ites Gold & Green)
A photographic essay on the years spent in rural Jamaica by ‘Jungle’ George Tait and his attempts to help a Rasta family save their beachfront property from destruction.
@ Historic Naval Hospital 12:20 p.m.
Destination Jamaica
Duration - 35 mins 1 p.m.
We Need To Stop
Director, Rick Elgood
Documentary that looks at the Mountain View Community politically, and historically and the present attempts to make peace between the 7 areas that make it up.
Duration - 45 mins
JAMAICA, 2008 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Workshop, Making it Marketable
Gina Carter, Sprout Production
@ Historic Naval Hospital 2 p.m.
Man Free
Director, Kinsey Beck
Take a glimpse into the beautiful struggle of modern Jamaicans. Surrounded by a lush and beautiful landscape, these people fight poverty, drugs and politics to carve a life for themselves however they can manage. No matter how hard the struggle, they stand by their native land...the land they love...Jamaica. www.manfreejamaica.com
USA/JAMAICA, 2008
@ Historic Naval Hospital
3 p.m.
Workshop, Bringing Yours to the
Table - Investment
Alan Harris, Managing Director
Atlantic Film and Producer
@ Historic Naval Hospital 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Schduled One-on-One Meetings
With Film Producers/Funders
@ Historic Naval Hospital 3.10 p.m.
It’s All White In Barking
Director, Marc Isaacs
Filmmaker Marc Isaacs' funny and illuminating documentary gives a voice to people who feel that they are at the sharp end of multicultural Britain.
Duration - 73 mins
UK, 2007
@ Historic Naval Hospital 4.30 p.m.
Inna Di Yard
Director, Rochelle Allana Brown
A project to record music in the back yard of reggae guitar legend, Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith; featuring intimate interviews and performances from Earl Chinna Smith, Leroy Horsemouth, Prince Allah, Bob Andy, The Mighty Diamonds and many more reggae greats.
Duration - 53 mins
JAMAICA
@ Historic Naval Hospital SHOWTIME 7 p.m.
Binghi
Director, Natasha Callender
A revealing behind the curtain look into a strict BoboShante Camp in Trinidad
Duration - 25 mins
TRINIDAD
@ Fort Charles 7.40 p.m.
Kapskilla
Director, Alan ‘Endless’ Tennant
The first part of a gritty short urban gangster movie from first time director - Endless.
Duration 18 mins
Director in Attendence
@ Fort Charles
8.15 p.m.
Rent A Rasta
Director, J. Michael Seyfert
This incisive documentary explores the mores of sex tourism in Jamaica, focusing on the dreadlocks gigolos of the north coast.
Duration 45 mins
JAMAICA/USA
@ Fort Charles 9:20 p.m.
WORLD PREMIERE
Candy Shop
Director, Joel Burke
The Candy Shop is Jamaica’s first teenage comedy movie. The story follows 3 high school graduates whose search of a real lap-dance takes them to a grimey downtown strip club, the Candy Shop where they get much more than they bargained for. The film explores friendship, loyalty and teen sexuality.
JAMAICA, Comedy
Director in Attendance.
@ Fort Charles
Midnight - 2 a.m.
After Party (Live Music)
@ Fort Charles | SATURDAY
June 7th 2008 11 a.m.
Filmmakers of the Caribbean Part 1 – Yao Ramisar
Director, Edmund Attong
A conversation with celebrated Trinidadian director Robert ‘Yao’ Ramisar, including extracts from Sista God and several of his other films.
TRINIDAD
@ Historic Naval Hospital 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Workshop, Script Writing
Trevor Rhone, Jamaican Playwrite
and Screen Writer (Smile Orange
1971, The Harder They Come
1972, One Love 2003)
@ Historic Naval Hospital 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Workshop, Acting
Roger Guenveur Smith, American Actor
(American Gangster, OZ, Malcolm X)
@ Historic Naval Hospital
3 p.m.
Workshop, The World of Documentaries
George Amposah, Director
@ Historic Naval Hospital 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Schduled One-on-One Meetings
With Film Producers/Funders
@ Historic Naval Hospital 3:30 p.m.
Long Way Home
Graeme Suite, Director
A former street kid describes his former hustler lifestyle and gives thanks for his recent escape from the prevailing dangers of street life in Port O Spain.
Duration - 16 mins
TRINIDAD, Shortfilm
@ Historic Naval Hospital
4 p.m.
Binghi
Natash Callender, Director
A revealing behind the curtain look into a Boboshante Rasta Camp in Trinidad.
Duration 23 mins
TRINIDAD, Shortfilm
@ Historic Naval Hospital 4.40 p.m.
The Caged Bird
Andre Johnson, Director
A dramatic and sometimes funny short film that juxtaposes the daily lives of three female UWI students with a group of Port O Spain street hustlers.
Duration - 33 mins
TRINIDAD, Shortfilm
@ Historic Naval Hospital 5.20 p.m.
City Of Men
Two episodes from the critically acclaimed tv series spawned from the film City Of God about the harsh way of life in one of the many favellas of Rio De Jeneiro
BRAZIL, 2006
@ Historic Naval Hospital The Emperors Crown
Director, Cesar Charlone
Duration 35 min Hot Spot
Director, Paulo Morelli
Duration 35 mins SHOWTIME 7 p.m.
When the Earth Quakes
Terence, McCullum
JAMAICA, Shortfilm
@ Historic Naval Hospital 7:15 p.m.
The Fighting Spirit
Director, George Amposah
Three boxers, two men and a woman from a tiny shanty town in Ghana fight their way to the glittering rings of New York and London for the biggest prizes in the business. www.thefightingspirit.net
GHANA/UK, 2007
Director in attendance
@ Fort Charles 8:30 p.m.
Summer Sound in Canada (Ites Gold & Green)
This one is a real gem. The film is set in 1979 and charts the birth of Summer Sounds, one of Canada’s first roots reggae labels founded by Jerry Brown. Featuring rare footage of performances by Noell Ellis, Willie Williams and a scintillating perfomance by late reggae keyboard legend the great Jackie Mittoo.
Duration 20 mins
CANADA, 2008
@ Fort Charles 9:15 p.m.
WORLD PREMIERE
Better Mus Come
Director, Storm
An explosive drama set in 1977 against the backdrop of political gang rivalry that shook Jamaica to it’s core. The film follows Ricky, a leader of the Skulls gang based in the southside slums of Kingston. The story charts his journey to the event that has come to be known as the Green Bay Massacre. www.bettermuscome.com
JAMAICA, Drama
Cast: Sheldon Shephard, Ricardo ‘Flames’ Orgill, Everaldo Creary, Nicole Grey,Roger Guenveur Smith
Director in attendance
@ Fort Charles
Midnight - 2 a.m.
After Party (Live Music)
@ Fort Charles | SUNDAY
June 8th 2008 11 a.m.
East Of Havana
Co-Directors, Emilia Menocal and Jauretsi Saizarbitoria
The doc features interviews with Cuban rappers and events leading up to the 2006 Havana rap convention.
Duration – 82 mins
US/CUBA, 2006
@ Historic Naval Hospital 11 a.m.
Workshop, Shooting Films
in Jamaica
Firefly Production Team,
Paul Bucknor, Storm Saulter,
Joel Burke, Nile Saulter
@ Historic Naval Hospital
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Schduled One-on-One Meetings
With Film Producers/Funders
@ Historic Naval Hospital 12.25 p.m.
Coping With Babylon
Duration – 95 mins
JAMAICA, 2006
@ Historic Naval Hospital 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Beach Networking Party
@ Maiden Key 2 p.m.
Almost Heaven
Duration - 110 mins
JAMAICA/GERMANY, 2006
@ Historic Naval Hospital 4 p.m.
Heavy Manners
Duration -18 mins
US/JAMAICA, 2005
@ Historic Naval Hospital
4:25 p.m.
Shag
Duration - 30 mins
SOUTH AFRICA
@ Historic Naval Hospital
5 p.m.
Rize up
Duration - 20 mins
JAMAICA, 2005
@ Historic Naval Hospital
5:25 p.m.
Voyajah
Corretta Singer, Director/Writer
Duration - 11 mins
Sci Fi animation
JAMAICA, 2005
@ Historic Naval Hospital
5:45 p.m.
Swallow
Director, Frank E. Flowers
Duration - 22 mins
US - 2005
@ Historic Naval Hospital
7:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony
@ Fort Charles |
