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Caribbean Film Series

Oct 4—Oct 5, 2024
    Part of
  • BAM Film 2024

In partnership with Third Horizon and Luminal Theater

Our biannual series, produced in partnership with Luminal Theater and Third Horizon, returns for a weekend of diverse original cinema created by the brightest Caribbean filmmakers. The fall showcase features The Enigma of Harold Sonny Ladoo, Richard Fung’s new documentary about the mysterious Trinidadian novelist who caused a stir during the 70s before his violent premature death. Also screening is a shorts program featuring new work by artists from across the Caribbean and throughout the diaspora, including local creators.

Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs provided by
the Jerome L. Greene Foundation

JL Greene

Leadership support for
BAM Film provided by
the Ford Foundation and
The Thompson Family Foundation

Luminal

Third Horizon

  • Film

    Caribbean Film Series Shorts Program

    Fri, Oct 4, 2024

    Caribbean Film Series Shorts Program

    Fri, Oct 4, 2024
    Intricately personal short films explore familial relationships across histories of migration and diasporic longing, featuring live discussions with select filmmakers.
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    Caribbean Film Series Shorts Program

    Fri, Oct 4, 2024
    Shorts explore familial relationships across histories of migration and diasporic longing.
  • Film

    The Enigma of Harold Sonny Ladoo

    Sat, Oct 5, 2024

    The Enigma of Harold Sonny Ladoo

    Sat, Oct 5, 2024

    A new documentary attempts to piece together the puzzle of Trinidadian author Harold Sonny Ladoo’s complex life, untimely death, and towering legacy.

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    The Enigma of Harold Sonny Ladoo

    Sat, Oct 5, 2024

    A new documentary dives deep into the life, death, and legacy of a Trinidadian author.

Past Events

  • Film

    Doubles

    Sat, Feb 10, 2024

    Doubles

    Sat, Feb 10, 2024

    A young Trinidadian street vendor must travel to Toronto and decide if he will help save his estranged father from dying in this family drama.

    Join us for a conversation between Doubles director Ian Harnarine
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    Doubles

    Sat, Feb 10, 2024

    A Trinidadian street vendor must go to Canada and decide if he will save his estranged dad.

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    Kumina Queen + Brave

    Fri, Feb 9, 2024

    Kumina Queen + Brave

    Fri, Feb 9, 2024

    Haitian vodou and ancestral rituals in Jamaica form a bridge between the living and dead in two works exploring how understanding the past can help forge a new path forward.

    Join us for a conversation between director Nyasha Laing following the screening.
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    Kumina Queen + Brave

    Fri, Feb 9, 2024

    Haitian vodou and ancestral rituals in Jamaica form a bridge between the living and dead.

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