Caribbean films at the Tabernacle

Not many posts back I was lamenting that I'd never find anything to do for Antigua and Barbuda. Luckily for me the Portobello Road film festival showcased a series of Caribbean Films at the Tabernacle between Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park.

I attended the event over 3 evenings and saw films from a number of countries, of which my favourite being from Antigua and Barbuda. It was called Memoirs of the Blue and was about the destructive relationship betwen a young couple told through a series of letters and flashbacks.

I also watched a harrowing film about child abuse from Barbados (a subject that you wouldn't have guessed from the summary in the programme), and a series of short films:

- Jesus TV from Venezuela about Jesus returning and getting his own reality TV show.
- The Village from Aruba, about a teenager getting hassled by gang members in his neighbourhood.
- 20 Years from Cuba about married life.
- Tree Fern Carver from Dominica / France, a short documentary.
- The Other Side of Carnival from Trinidad / USA, a documentary exploring the effect of carnival on Trindad.
- Raianbow Hill from Trinidad / Mexico a stop motion animation.