Episode 10 - EV - Green Days By The River

Yé Moun La! Today we're talking about "Green Days By The River” (2017) directed by Michael Mooleedhar. It's a film from Trinidad and Tobago.

0:00 - 0:28: intro + opening credits

0:29 - 3:32: update about the past 3 months: the CSIFF, the #readcaribbean #condéchallenge, my two new projects about Caribbean cinema and Caribbean literature.

YÉ KRIK YÉ KRAK

3:33 - 5:20: interlude + official summary

5:20 - 6:06: the Wikidipedia summary

6:06 - 8:27: analysis of the words used in these summaries. What does African boy mean? What does half-Indian mean?

8:28 - 9:20: 2 Caribbean connections -> what does it mean to be a teenager in Trinidad and Tobago in the 50’s? How can Caribbean identity be defined through the prism of Indianness?

9:20 - 9:51: thank you’s + ending credits

0:00 - 0:28: intro + opening credits

0:29 - 2:12: Yé Krik Yé Krak

2:12 -3:10: what are the rites of passage for a 15-year-old boy in Trinidad in the 1950’s?

Caribbean Connection 1

3:11 - 5:35: brief history of Guadeloupe between 1950’s and 1980’s and the role of BUMIDOM

5:36 - 7:14: only 2 examples of teen representation in French cinema: “Rue Cases-nègres” (1981) by Euzhan Palcy and “Nèg Maron” (2005) by Jean-Claude Barny + 3 examples of teen representation in Haitian cinema: “Barikad” (2002), “I Love You Ann” (2003), “We Love You, Ann” (2013)

7:15 - 9:09: how “Green Days By The River” is focused on representing the rural youth and not the urban youth

9:10 - 12:40: manipulating a cutlass is a rite of passage + how cinema spreads the narrative that cutlass is only used by men

12:41 - 15:10: switching from short pants to long pants is another rite of passage + masculine socializing around rum

15:11 - 17:16: Shellie’s family is a positive representation of a Caribbean family + how Shellie affirms himself against his father

17:17 - 17:49 : thank you + ending credits

0:00 - 0:28: intro + opening credits

0:29 - 1:52: shoutout to the Cutlass Podcast + “Two Times Removed” editor Tiara Jade Chutkhan

1:53 - 3:15: Yé Krik Yé Krak

3:15 - 4:10: what are the social, cultural, and economic dynamics represented in “Green Days By The River”? 

Caribbean Connection 2

4:11 - 4:48: interlude + disclaimer spoiler alert

4:50 - 6:33: how the film gives agency to Rosalie + how Ghidaree believes in the land

6:34 - 7:23: how Shellie’s father believes in school education 

7:24 - 8:01: how Joan is a good representation for Black girls

8:02 -8:56: the social dynamics: Black working class vs. Black middle class vs. Indian farmers

8:57 - 10:17: vocabulary to stigmatize the Indian community (dougla) 

10:18 - 12:00: brief history of Indian indentureship in Guadeloupe and Martinique

12:01 - 15:20: the difference between the growth of the Indoguadeloupean community and the Indotrinidadian community

15:21 - 16:30: the reason behind the hostility toward the Indoguadeloupean community 

16:31 - 18:30: the negative words to call Indocaribbean people in French and in English

18:31 - 22:10: how the subtitles reflect the “negro vs. creole. Black” issue 

22:15 - 23:57: theory on the consequences of a relationship between Shellie and Rosalie

23:58 -25:38: brief history of the Indoguadeloupean people claiming their Indianity

25:39 - 26:47: how is the Indian community represented in Caribbean art and culture?

26:48 - 28:30: the coolitude concept by Khal Torabully 

28:31 - 29:10: thank you + ending credits