CSIFF - On a journey with Caleb Grandoit, Gay Magnus, Clinton Roache

Yé Moun La! Welcome to the final bonus episode of the 1st Conch Shell International Film Festival miniseries. Make sure to check out the chat I had with Nadhege Ptah, Krystle N. Adams, Tanya Perez, Alain Bidard and Wally Fall. You can also listen to my discussion with Magaly Colimon, the founder of this film festival. In this BONUS episode, I take you on a journey to get a glimpse of the future of Caribbean filmmaking with the words of Caleb Grandoit, Gay Magnus and Clinton Roache.

0:00 - 0:35: greetings + opening credits

0:36 - 3:17: recap on the CSIFF miniseries

Yé Krik Yé Krak

3:18 - 4:54: summary of “Only Seen As Three” by Caleb Grandoit, “One Patty” by Gay Magnus, “Sweet Rind” by Clinton Roache

4:55 - 8:48: my struggle to write the episode until I finally got inspired during the film festival

Caribbean connections

8:49 - 13:22: how “Only Seen As Three” and Caleb Grandoit got me to rethink my prejudices against young Black men.

13:23 - 14:52: hommage to Claude Jean-Pierre who died because of police brutality in Guadeloupe + how cinema can raise awareness

14:53 - 20:08: how “Sweet Rind” and Clinton Roache got me to rethink the representation of religion and slavery

20:09 - 22:23: how “One Patty” and Gay Magnus got me to rethink my approach to comedy and to the representation of a Caribbean lifestyle

22:24 - 24:05: how Caribbean culture influences their art -> showing that Black people aren’t a monolith, that our stories deserved to be told with respect, that it’s a part of us.

24:06 - 26:07: “Smile Orange” as Clinton Roache’s first memory of a Caribbean film + “I Love You Anne” as Caleb Grandoit’s first memory of a Caribbean film + UK TV Show “Desmond’s” as Gay Magnu’s first memory of a Caribbean film

26:08 - 27:08: conclusion on this new era for Caribbean filmmaking

27:09 - 28:16: thank you’s + ending credits