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- Jamaican-Canadian businessman B. Denham Jolly's incredible 12-year battle to start Canada's first Black radio station.
- Inspired by the life and times of the Caribbean war hero, judge and diplomat Ulric Cross spanned key moments of the 20th Century like WW2, African independence movements and Black Power.
- A new Caribbean Canadian Comedy: Young Denham Jolly arrives in Toronto in 1995 and boards at the rooming house of Violet WIlliams, Lady President of Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association.
- Determined to reconcile with the mother who abandoned her when she was just a toddler, a Bahamian adolescent boards a local mail boat and sets sail for Nassau in director Maria Govan's intimate family drama. Rain has lived a sheltered life on Ragged Island, but now the death of her grandmother has forced her to get out and explore the world on her own. Upon arriving in Nassau the young girl is overwhelmed by the sights of the big city, and soon finds her idealistic illusions shattered when she witnesses firsthand just how deviant and destructive her mother's lifestyle has truly become. Stranded in a an unfamiliar environment that fills her with dread and confronted by a mother she has never known, Rain searches deep within herself to summon the strength needed to find her own place in the world.
- A sidelined West Indies cricketer fights demons of his past, including a match fixing charge, and learns about love in an unlikely quest to play in a major global tournament and earn the respect of his estranged father, a former great West Indies player.
- Exquisitely beautiful and profoundly moving, What My Mother Told Me is a dramatic journey towards self discovery. The story focuses on Jesse, a young woman from England, who goes to Trinidad to bury her father. Reluctantly she agrees to meet her mother, whom she thought had abandoned her when she was a child. Her mother tells her stories, revealing a troubled and violent marriage, and Jesse is forced to face the truth about her past.
- Shots ring out one winter night, and a bullet meant for a local dealer kills a child. In the aftermath of shock, Gene, a 40 something social worker starts a Black men's support group, at the local Caribbean Takeaway Restaurant.
- A hustler's journey into chaos to steal a car and his lady friends dream for peace from a painting, forces a crime that changes their lives forever.
- A documentary film, shot in 9 countries, revealing the economic power of the people of the Caribbean Diaspora living in global cities; the significance of their contribution to their homeland, as travelers and entrepreneurs. Locations: London, Toronto, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Suriname, New York, Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago.
- In 1943 300 middle class "coloured" women from across the West Indies were recruited to the ATS, a branch of the British Army. This documentary documents for the first time the contribution of these women to WW2.
- Finder of Lost Children' is the story of two half-sisters that meet for the first time at the funeral of the father neither one of them knew. These reluctant siblings make a road trip to deal with their father's meager possessions and in so doing discover the existence of several other lost brothers and sisters who are unaware of their father's passing. The two mismatched sisters decide to extend the road trip to find their lost siblings and along the way they discover the keys to their past and future through the secrets and lies that confront them - buoyed by the humour and humanity that is the irrepressible Caribbean spirit.
- This award winning documentary charts the journey of the African woman from slavery in the caribbean to slavery, through music dance and poetry.
- Exploring the idea of African identity in the Caribbean - has it changed?
- Soah is a former flight attendant who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorders. While experiencing one of her anxiety attacks, a thief comes into her world.
- A wildly irreverent take on lack church life. Canada's first truly multicultural sitcom.
- There are few bonds stronger than the collective love and values of a West Indian family. Share & Share Alike shows this by exploring the relationships between three Antiguan brothers and the unique way in which they continue to fight for a brother who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia almost 25 years ago.
- Eager-to-please Margaret, enters her final job interview with a prestigious, security-conscious corporation as a sure thing but upon discovering their manipulative techniques, she rejects their games and chooses her own path, resulting in mind playing, ass-kicking, estrogen-fueled chaos.
- College Lifestyle TV Series is a Jamaican production that focuses on Lifestyle, Entertainment, Travel, Career, Food, Extreme Sports, Campus Life with a underlying positive story-line, a celebration of the value of education and the excellence in our Caribbean people.
- The film follows the life of Not Nycx, an ex-gang member from Toronto, after becoming a victim of gun violence.
- Keldamuzik produced her first short film called "Love The Original Way", directed by Hassan Leo of Elmore films.
- What happens when talent isn't enough? When, in spite of a life of work, you look around in the autumn of your life and discover that your world is not what you thought it would be. This is where we meet Trinidadian jeweller, Barbie Jardine. Trained at England's prestigious Royal College of Art, Jardine moved back to her native Trinidad in 1974 where she developed new techniques in working with traditional and indigenous materials, and evolved a personal narrative style for making wearable works of art. But 30 years on from returning to the Caribbean, and in spite of having her work purchased by a major metropolitan museum, there are nagging questions she just can't shake: Why isn't my work more recognised? Have I made a crucial mistake? She is resentful and angry. And she wants something more. An opportunity to create a new piece for an exhibition in Scotland presents itself and Barbie is both nervous and hopeful. Will this be the chance to finally carve out her own space in the world? Filmed over three years, in Trinidad, England and Scotland, 'The Solitary Alchemist' is a moving and intimate portrait of a life in art.
- A dance film showcasing traditional Trinidadian Orisha song and dance.
- The series profiles Caribbean-Canadian Authors.
- A man and a woman with a gun run into a Genie and comedy ensues.
- A revealing portrait of Lincoln Alexander.
- A group of Canada's Black female vocalists come together on one stage.
- Buchi Fil was a proud slave who fought a fierce battle for his rights, earning him the wrath of the slave owner and his guards. Buchi Fil turned out to have one weak spot: his love for the beautiful slave girl Mosa Nena.
- Stories of Single Black Mothers is a collective memory of single mothers. What emerges from this story is a counter to stereotypes, that is replaced by a complex and richly detailed portrait of real women.
- The tradition, song and dance of Trinidadian slaves honouring the Orishas.