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“A STORY ABOUT WENDY 1,” tells the story of Wendy Phillips’ life, which spirals out of control after the sudden departure of her fiancé. Wendy is forced to move back in with her parents. Now, Wendy’s Mother and best friend, Giselle, are concerned Wendy is hanging out with deviant, Sylvia.

“RING DI ALARM!,” film anthology: 7 Films, 6 Directors, 1 Island…. Jamaica. Moving from the majestic Blue Mountains to the gritty ghetto, to the stunning north coast, and spinning stories funny, suspenseful, thrilling, and poignant, this is a cinematic mosaic as diverse and complex as the island ...

Shifting from the past and the present I’LL BE THERE, tells the story of two brothers dealing with the effects of bullying.

Only having each other to depend on, Nathan takes care of his younger brother Anthony while their mother is away at rehab. From what seemed like a one-time thing at a park,...

“THE COMING OF ORG,” is based on short stories written by John Robert Lee, a Saint Lucian writer. They were adapted for the screen by his daughter, Executive Producer and Director, Davina Lee. The story takes a look at three different people who come face to face with their inner demons in three...

Derrick Myers retreats to a vacation house in the mountains to write his break through project. On the way he has an encounter with an apparition on the side of the road which leads to his next few days in the mountains filled with a series of bizarre and terrifying events.

“JEFFREY’S CALYPSO,” tells the story of Jeffrey, a man trapped in a life decided for him by his father. An accountant at a large oil company, Jeffrey hides his passion for calypso music. His dead grandfather, a calypso icon of the 1950’s, transforms him through a box of old clothes and records. ...

“6:00 AM: JOEL,” tells the story of Joel, a man who feels he is living on the edge of sanity. He feels he is about to fall into a pit of total and complete despair, from which he will never return. As miserable as his life generally is, on this particular day, it is about to take a turn for the ...

A troubled night security guard working at a container compound is caught between drug addiction and debt. In an effort to help, his friend coerces him into taking something from his brother’s container. However, this friend has his own agenda.

Having opened the container, the guard must now n...

10 year old Johnny is a bright but naughty boy living in a small country village in Trinidad. From terrorizing his brother to stealing mangoes from the neighbors, he causes no end of trouble for his mother. Left alone to look after his brother one day, Johnny's true nature is revealed when he enc...

Electrifying, revealing and timely, this documentary revisits a seminal event in Puerto Rico’s history: the ten days in October 1950 when one hundred people, members of the island’s Nationalist Party, took up arms to overthrow the rule of the United States and establish Puerto Rican sovereignty. ...

Tiquan, A 13-year-old Antiguan, recounts bits of his daily life in his small village and
community.

Despite not seeing their father’s homeland until their sixth decades (and after the shooting of the film), the Galde family and their social position in Cuba has long been marked by their Haitianness – an identity they and their children negotiate in various ways throughout Mondesir’s generous an...

Despite not seeing their father’s homeland until their sixth decades (and after the shooting of the film), the Galde family and their social position in Cuba has long been marked by their Haitianness – an identity they and their children negotiate in various ways throughout Mondesir’s generous an...

I met Saul and his stepfather Mathieu in Tijuana at the big street market where they sell their used, recycled sports shoes. Eloquent and friendly, Mathieu reminds me of the young men, storytellers and street debaters, with whom I grew up in Haiti. He tells me that his journey began in the Domini...

Despite not seeing their father’s homeland until their sixth decade (and after the shooting of the film), the Galde family and their social position in Cuba has long been marked by their Haitianness – an identity they and their children negotiate in various ways throughout Mondesir’s generous and...

Enry is a scrap metal collector, leading a solitary existence on the edge of the sprawling Riverton City landfill. As he prepares to take advantage of a rare and promising opportunity, disaster strikes, forcing him to vacate his home. Meanwhile, he is plagued by dreams of a beautiful life once li...

The shadows of Napoleon’s army fall upon their boat traveling through the mysterious cave named after Marie Jeanne, a female soldier who fought in the Haitian Revolution. It is this battle inside her cave that will become the most successful slave revolution in history.

A restless daughter meets a spirit-fish who gives her pure water but as her family devours the delicious water, they become suspicious about the origin of its taste.

The follow up to award-winning Panomundo Part 1: The Evolution of the Steelpan, that focuses on the global influence of the steelpan once it left Trinidad & Tobago and travelled to Canada, Japan, Nigeria, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.

This section features bands and steelpan leg...

Slavery may have been the catalyst, but culture and passion formed this sound in Trinidad & Tobago. The steelpan (steel drum) can take the claim of being the only acoustic instrument invented in the 20th century. However, this sound not only moves people today, but it parallels the island’s histo...

Since 2015, at least 16,000 Venezuelans are confirmed to have fled to Trinidad and Tobago. The twin island republic is of one of the most economically viable options for asylum seekers, yet many are unaware of the reality that is to welcome them.

Nearest Neighbours, interweaves the stories of f...

Single, divorced mother of three, police officer Onika James-Turner, has had a life filled with challenges, obstacles and heartache. We see how her difficult past only made her stronger and lit a fire in her to reach for a different life, one in which she could help her community. Onika takes gre...

Moving from victim to survivor, Camika, a mother of seven, shares her personal story of how she got the strength and voice to stop the cycle of domestic abuse in her home. Abandoned by her father and hurt by men, she now works hard to help other victims of domestic abuse, while still struggling t...

‘From Gangsta to Pastor’ chronicles the life of Gary Grant, a one-time gangster turned pastor, who works to help the community he once hurt.

Born and raised in Laventille, his troubled childhood led him down the path of crime. Abandoned by his father, he found protection and power in the streng...

A young Spiritual Baptist undergoes the mourning ritual to seek guidance to suppress her desires for the woman she loves.

Adero, a man of Amerindian and African heritage tries to find himself in the world. Having grown up as an orphan from a very young age he has no knowledge of his parentage or place of origin. In the course of trying to find out who he is Adero triggers a series of very vivid, strange and even di...

Oseyi, an eight-year-old boy, lives in the village of Colihaut, in Dominica, which is the home of a particular masquerade/carnival art-form/African Retention known as the Band Mauvais (Bad Band). He has developed a deep-seated fear of the masquerades, even when they are worn by children his own a...

A Cuban immigrant tries to find her place in New York City.

In New York City, Rajni is a homesick nanny to the upper middle class. She keeps in touch with her own daughter, Mosaic, back in Trinidad by videochatting with her. When Mosaic realizes that her mother will not be there for her birthday party, Rajni obsesses with how she can join her.

Sheila calls on her brave husband Dan for help when she spots a cockroach in their bathroom. But when the roach flies, Dan loses all sense and imagines that the roach is a kung-fu master who he must fight with all his might to protect his defenceless wife. After observing Dan’s approach to tackli...

94 year old, creole-speaking, villager in Trinidad & Tobago, Bertrand “Pin” Joseph takes us through the process of making a cup of coffee the traditional way.

Igna, tells the story of the resilience of one-handed, yet epically unchallenged, Ignatius Mitchel, aka Igna. An unassuming father of four, volunteer marine teacher, environmental activist AND, he is Dominica's best boat mechanic.

The Firewalkers of Kali reveals the world of the Firepass ceremony, devotees walked through blazing flames. The ceremony, which was once the most spectacular ritual of Indian immigrants after they left the estates, enjoyed widespread support, until in the 1950s. The growth of a more staid Hindu...

March of the Mokos, centers on Glen “Dragon” DeSouza, “King of the Moko Jumbies,” and the head of a cultural stilt-walking group, Keylemanjahro.  Not only does he help to revive the artform in Trinidad and Tobago, but his talent and teaching of the craft inspires youths, encourages other groups w...

A young woman struggles to navigate Kingston's public transportation system and some harassing encounters, all while trying to make it to her first day of work on time.

Gina and Gerald secretly cast love spells on each other. Now, they are unhappily together, but unable to leave the relationship, because of their spells. Can they undo what they've done?

A lone guitarist sits on the Sea Wall, on Guyana's Atlantic coast, strumming his guitar. He closes his eyes and begins hearing powerful words in the ancient and native Patamona language, perhaps the voice of ‘Kai’. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in a new, unfamiliar place. Guided by the...

People with kinky/curly hair have been the butt of every hair joke for centuries. Issues from discrimination to lost opportunities, and more take a toll on "naturals" globally. Sorf Hair explores the natural hair experience in Trinidad & Tobago, as people from all walks of life and with different...

A lonely, elderly man gets mistaken for a taxi driver while on a morning drive through the busy streets of Port-of-Spain. What follows is a long day of reckoning with memories, friendships and revelations.

Dreams in Transit is a poetic, cine-essay style documentary reflecting on the theme of identity and belonging for contemporary migrants. The narrator, a London-based Trinidadian, returns to the Caribbean to explore the meaning of 'home' and where it is that both migrants and non-migrants might be...

Following on from A Story about Wendy (2012), when she was dumped by her fiancé and sought to get her life back together, Wendy Phillips returns in the second chapter of her adventures. Excited to start work at Quirky TV as Simone Davies' personal assistant, Wendy proves she is dedicated and effi...

When two warring pears discover their similarities, they also discover friendship.

Synopsis: Set in the clearing of a Caribbean rain forest full of lively characters and quirky songs, two pears called Avocado and Zaboca respectively, battle for alphabet supremacy. The film uses live action a...

When John channels his restlessness into resistance he learns first hand what it means
to come against power...and what it means to have people power.

Inspired by the short film, “Clap (One Day)”, directed by Terence Nance.

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Miquel Galofré and produced by Sustain T&T’s own Carver Bacchus, “A Better Place,” takes the viewer to five communities in Trinidad and Tobago, where people are doing great things, charting their own course and inspiring others to do the same. Each of the featu...

After an accident in the world of illegal street fighting and gambling, Sandro is sentenced for ten years in prison. He has to leave his only son Shendel behind. When Sandro is free again, all he wants is to recover the relationship with his now-teenaged son. What Sandro doesn’t know is that S...

A young married couple, Michael and Lisa, are about to lose their home, when their luck changes dramatically. While on a photo shoot at an historic site, Michael discovers an ancient vase and sells it to an antique dealer. But strange things begin to happen, and they soon discover from a mystic t...

CULTURE CLASH, is a feature documentary, filled with riveting interviews of second-generation Caribbean immigrants and the challenges they face in holding to their family heritage while embracing American culture. One of the challenges children of immigrants face in America is translating for the...

Mona sits between stuffed dead animals, faded paintings and cloying antiques in her prop shop...she raises a gun to her head. Mona has suffered depression for years and feels she is neither alive nor dead. She is about to squeeze the trigger when her two closest friends interrupt her with a surpr...

Was L.O Pindling, first black Prime Minister of The Bahamas, one of history's greatest national Liberators, or was he one of history's greatest national Drug Dealers? The Black Moses takes a looks at the popular folk 'moses mythology' as it was manifested through the life and times of Sir Lynden ...

A man is alone in a wasteland, when a phone in a booth rings … He hesitates, but finally picks up the phone. An unknown woman is talking, mistaking him for someone else …

Elliot Bishop, is homeless and searching for hope in a world that doesn't know he exists. He's given up all he has except for distant memories of happier times. From the coffee shop, to the sidewalk, to the cemetery, the City is Elliot's stomping ground. There is no navigation system to guide him...

Archie Redman, is a middle-aged man burdened by the weight of an unfulfilled life. He lives on a beautiful island; the kind of place people dream of visiting, but this brings him no comfort. He rises reluctantly each day to face a large, empty house, his wife having left him and his only son away...

"QUIET REVOLUTION," follows a group of everyday heroes who aim to give voice to permaculture ("the quiet revolution") in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).

Erle “the crazy runner” is a farmer, adventure racer, barefoot ultra marathoner, and now a major advocate for Permaculture in T&T. He was raised i...

Denis Mckenzie, a proud and independent family man from Jamaica, was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 43. The disease eventually renders him almost completely paralysed and speechless. Given five years to live, Denis tries, with the assistance of his wife, to fight...

Some people are born into an identity, others have to find one.

Adopted ID uncovers the extraordinary journey of Judith Craig as she bravely returns to Haiti to find her birth parents. From the poverty-stricken families who’ve given up a child, to the foreign families looking to adopt one, the...

“When you play Warri with God, you get no seed.” Antiguan Proverb. Grace Valentine is a woman struggling to keep her personal and professional life from crumbling while her colleagues conspire against her.

Set on the fictional island of St. Mark, No Seed explores the behind-the-scenes nuances ...

AFTER MAS is a new short film from London-based Trinidadian filmmaker Karen Martinez. It tells the story of a love that flourishes under the cover of darkness during the festival of J'ouvert on the streets of Port-of-Spain. Shot in Trinidad in February 2013 during Carnival, we experience the char...

"Green and Yellow," features intimate conversations with Sketch and Yankee, two homeless people in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The film shows the homeless as a neglected part of the social environment, separated from society, and attempts to bridge that barrier.

“MY FATHER’S LAND,” is a feature documentary, which explores the life of Papa Jah, a humble Haitian bushman and gardener. He has spent the last forty years in the Bahamas, building a life for himself and his children, while living in the marginalized Haitian community, “the Mud.”

As a strict d...

“The Sweetest Mango,” Antigua’s first feature film is a romantic comedy that tells the story of Lovelyanne ‘Luv” Davies, who returns from Canada to Antigua and her struggles to adjust to life on a small island. It follows her professional turmoil and personal drama, including being caught in an u...

“REBECCA’S STORY,” tells the story, a young orphaned girl having to deal with an abusive grandmother.

On a beautiful day in the Caribbean city of Georgetown, Guyana, a young couple drop off their daughter Rebecca and her little brother Aaron with their Grandmother. With parting hugs and words ...

“ANTIMAN” – Anil, an introverted young boy, is pressured by his father to become a cricket player the way he himself was years before. Although a skilled player, Anil refuses to play and takes refuge in his love for Dano, an older boy in the village. In order to attend the local masquerade and s...

Adero, a man of Amerindian and African heritage tries to find himself in the world. Having grown up as an orphan from a very young age he has no knowledge of his parentage or place of origin. In the course of trying to find out who he is Adero triggers a series of very vivid, strange and even di...

Josué, is a roguish boy living with his grandmother. He has a pet rooster that he loves, and wishes to train him to become a dreaded fighting cock. A succession of unexpected events, however, looks set to frustrate his plans.

"TEACH A MAN," is a short documentary film, which follows a south Trinidad spear fisherman on a trip out to sea. Jason Jones, is a husband, father and commercial scuba diver, who has seen his livelihood threatened by frequent oil spills in the Gulf of Paria. Despite also facing several personal c...

"SUGAR" - A young black Jamaican girl from the underclass and on the brink of womanhood, works at a Jamaican resort where she witnesses tourists’ affluence on a daily basis. As the de facto breadwinner for her very large family, she faces a crisis of conscience, when a tourist couple seems to be ...