CARIBBEAN FILM DATABASE | ARCHIVES DU CINEMA DES ANTILLES

I came across the website caribbean film database showcasing many movies coming from or about the Caribbean. Among many, one that capture my attention was films made by women: Such as the poignant What my mother told me by Frances-Anne Solomon and Leda Serene Films. As for Caribbean women in film, one stood out, Burning an illusion. Very rare and unique for its time, its narrative as well the subject of the  film: The black women.

                               

Burning an Illusion
Menelik Shabazz, British Film Institute (BFI)1981 

| UK | English | Narrative Feature

       

The very mystique Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

          

Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

Maya Deren, Mystic Fire

1985FHaiti | English | Feature Documentary

See also the classic films department, that offers some real outlook at the cinema gems of the past. Such as The Haitian corner and L'Homme sur les quais (Man by the Shore) by Raoul Peck, and allow us a better understanding of the caribbean experience.