Trinbago to the Bone: Trinidad music and culture. Carnival. Caribana. Pan.
SHORTS:
John Agitation CARATAL
(Kyle Mitchell, 2015, Trinidad & Tobago; 20:05)
SUMMARY: This film tells the story of how Ramdeen Ramjattan came to be known as John Agitation, the Trinidadian comedic legend. It showcases the highs and the lows of his life and career, using footage of some of performances and interviews with the man himself.
Re-Percussions: An African Odyessy
(Kim Johnson, 2015, Trinidad & Tobago; 53)
SUMMARY: Re-Percussions: An African Odyssey showcases Nigerian panman Bowie Sonnie Bowei, who attempts to nurture a steelband movement in Africa. There he has to confront the challenge of propagating a creation of the descendents of slaves, which many in Africa's complex society do not relate to, especially in a nation with its own percussive traditions.
FEATURE:
Bottom in The Road
(Oyetayo Raymond Ojoade Sharon Syriac, 2015, Trinidad & Tobago; 51)
SUMMARY: Bottom in The Road uses its controversial topic to explorea particular aspect of sexual attraction in Trinidad and Tobago. It uses this bachanaalian title to draw audiences into an entertaining discussion with serious aspects that work through from the man on the street, to ideas of traditional mas in Carnival, religion and how the historical objectification of the African woman's body and its characteristics can be seen to have both its negative and positive ramifications.
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