The Cinema of the Caribbean refers to the film industry in the Caribbean.[1] Compared to earlier times, a significant amount of filmmaking occurred in the Caribbean in the 1980s and onward.[1] Prior to this time, filmmaking in the Caribbean was relatively minor.[1] For example, in the 1970s, only a few films were made in Guadeloupe, Haiti and Jamaica.[1] In the 1970s and prior to this time, the Caribbean generally lacked an infrastructure for filmmaking and film distribution.[1]
In contemporary times, the cinema of the Caribbean has been described as an "expanded and ever-expanding field."[2] It has been suggested that it can be challenging to document all of the full-length, feature films that have been produced in the Caribbean, because each country has its own filmmaking industry that is separate from the other countries' industries.[3]
By country
editAntigua and Barbuda
editThe Sweetest Mango is a 2001 film that was the first full-length feature film made in Antigua and Barbuda.[4]
Aruba
editCuba
editCinema arrived in Cuba at the beginning of the 20th century. Before the Cuban Revolution of 1959, about 80 full-length films were produced in Cuba. Most of these films were melodramas.
Grenada
editBlinded is a 2006 film that was the first full-length film entirely produced in Grenada.[5]
Guadeloupe
editHaiti
editJamaica
editTrinidad and Tobago
editIn 1970, the Trinidad and Tobago productions The Right and the Wrong and The Caribbean Fox were the first English-language feature films produced by the West Indian industry.[6]
From 2010 to 2015, an average of six full length feature films were produced in Trinidad and Tobago.[3] The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival was founded in 2005 and occurs annually in the country.[3] It focuses specifically upon Caribbean cinema, and also screens films from other areas of the world.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e Martin, M.T. (1995). Cinemas of the Black Diaspora: Diversity, Dependence, and Oppositionality. Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media. Wayne State University Press. pp. 241–266. ISBN 978-0-8143-2588-9. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Stone, R.; Cooke, P.; Dennison, S.; Marlow-Mann, A. (2017). The Routledge Companion to World Cinema. Routledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions. Taylor & Francis. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-317-42058-3. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Pattison, Michael (October 20, 2015). "How the Caribbean Film Industry is Surviving the Invasion of Hollywood". IndieWire. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ Riggs, T. (2006). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices: Countries A-L. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices. Thomson Gale. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7876-6613-2. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Thomas, Kishawn (2005-12-12). "First-ever Grenadian movie produced on domestic violence". Caribbean Net News. Archived from the original on 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ^ Paddington, Bruce; Warner, Keith Q. (Winter 2009). "The Emergence of Caribbean Feature Films". Black Camera. 1 (1). Indiana University Press: 94, 98–99. doi:10.2979/blc.2009.1.1.91. JSTOR 10.2979/blc.2009.1.1.91. S2CID 144560687. Retrieved 2024-08-29 – via JSTOR.
Further reading
edit- Mirzoeff, N. (2014). Diaspora and Visual Culture: Representing Africans and Jews. Taylor & Francis. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-1-136-21881-1. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- Paddington, B. (2005). Caribbean Cinema: Cultural Articulations, Historical Formation, and Film Practices. Retrieved November 17, 2017. 1,236 pages.
External links
edit- 10 Essential Films For An Introduction To Caribbean Cinema. Taste of Cinema.