Almost every year since 2016, THFF has gathered filmmakers, film lovers, and members of our community to experience the art of Caribbean and diaspora cinema through a rigorously curated program of films, visual art, performances, panels, and other related events. As we continue to find ourselves in an era where a hegemonic establishment seeks [...]

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Blood ties are centered in these four films, fictional explorations of the often fraught relationships between kith and kin—and one non-fiction twist on the old pledge, til death do us part. A Q&A with filmmakers whose work appears in this program will follow the screening. AFTER SUNDAY By Omolola Ajao | [...]

By: Pierre Michel Jean Country: Haiti Language: Kreyòl and Spanish, w/English Subs Duration: 100 mins Year: 2024 Genre: Non-Fiction SYNOPSIS Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Quisqueya, as well as a hidden genocide. In 1937, Dominican dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo ordered the massacre of over 20,000 Haitian immigrants living in the [...]

In contemporary Caribbean documentary/hybrid/expanded cinema, incorporating performance is more than an aesthetic choice—it is a tool for reckoning with history, collective memory, and political struggle. Whether through theatrical staging, direct address to the camera, or the incorporation of live performance, artists and filmmakers use performance as a means of processing trauma, reclaiming agency, and [...]

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Urban space is at the centre of these four films, formally attentive explorations of various intersections of gentrification, migration, and empire, from Chicago to Miami, Bangalore to London. FOR THOSE THAT LIVED THERE By Shawn Antoine II | 6 mins | 2023 | USA Amidst the ivy-draped remnants of once-notorious public [...]

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION In keeping with its ongoing commitment to presenting heritage works of Caribbean cinema, both during its annual festival and as part of its year-round programming, Third Horizon is honored to present a retrospective of restored films at this year’s Festival. Entitled You Don’t Get Freedom, You Take Freedom: Caribbean Activist Cinema 1978–1985, [...]

By: Maxime Jean-Baptiste Country: French Guiana, Belgium, France Language: French Guianese Creole, French w/English Subs Duration: 76 mins Year: 2024 Genre: Hybrid Melrick, a 13-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, French Guiana. His presence and his desire to learn how to play the drum brings back the specter [...]