Event

Queer Caribbean Cinema Night

Films we'll be showing:

The Dash Out Boys Series: Episode 1
by The Pink Report
Jamaica, 2012

This is the first episode in a series created by The Pink Report, a Jamaican LGBT blog.

She
by Kareem Mortimer
Bahamas, 2012

"SHE," examines the lives of several female impersonators living in the Caribbean. During the annual Ms. Drag Bahamas beauty contest, Kevin Taylor and Kareem Mortimer speak to several drag performers and transgendered women about their lives.

Taboo Yardees
by Selena Blake
Jamaica, 2012

Taboo Yardies is a documentary which explores the perception of Jamaica as an Island that is saturated with homophobia/homo-intolerant. It does this by providing Jamaicans who are pro, con and everywhere in between on this highly controversial issue, an opportunity to share their own realities. It also gives a voice to those Jamaicans who dare to speak about the intolerance and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Jamaicans, particularly as it pertains to their human rights. The film hopes to give viewers an opportunity to decide for themselves whether the view of Jamaica as a homophobic/homo-intolerant culture is perception or reality. More importantly, it is hoped that the film becomes a vehicle that spurs an open an honest conversation that ultimately promotes respect and tolerance for all people regardless of sexual orientation. This documentary is unashamedly in support of human rights and against violence being advocated and/or perpetrated against lesbians, gay bisexuals and transgendered Jamaicans.