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• Man to Man: A Review of Marley (2012)

  14 April 2012 by Karin in Film [ 3 comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_14615" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Marley will premiere at a free screening at Emancipation Park on April 19 at 7pm."][/caption] Welcome and thanks to Matthew J. Smith for this review of the new documentary on Bob Marley, Marley, by Kevin Macdonald. Kevin Macdonald, ...

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• French Film Festival Now On in Jamaica

  24 March 2012 by Karin in Film [ no comments ]

  If you're looking for something different to do in Kingston this weekend check out the French Film Festival which is now on in Jamaica! Presented by the Alliance Francais de la Jamaique, the French Film Festival features a selection of Francophone films. ...

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• What Really Happened on “Bad Friday”?

  11 March 2012 by Karin in Film [ no comments ]

  Black Friday documentary trailer. Bad Friday focuses on a community of Rastafarians in western Jamaica who annually commemorate the 1963 incident, a moment just after the island’s independence, when the Jamaican government rounded up, jailed and tortured hundreds of Rastafarians. Read more ...

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• Open Call for Participation in the Youth-IN Visions Webisodes Project

  6 March 2012 by Karin in Film [ 1 comment ]

  ARC Magazine announces a partnership with the Youth-IN Visions project which will culminate in the production of 30 webisodes highlighting the lives and stories of exceptional youth who are changing the course of their region. re you motivated to tell your ...

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• Seen “Better Mus Come” Yet?

  26 February 2012 by Karin in Film [ no comments ]

  For those of you who still haven't seen the award winning Jamaican movie, "Better Mus Come" yet, the film has been on a very healthy run winning multiple film festival awards in 2011. The film enjoyed a successful Canadian premiere recently ...

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• Another Jamaican Movie, Man Free, by Kinsey Beck

  16 February 2012 by Karin in Film [ no comments ]

  Here's a trailer for another Jamaican movie, Man Free by Kinsey Beck, that I've recently come across... For more info MAN FREE Great to see so many movies coming out recently on Jamaica...

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• The Best of the Jamaica Film Festival 2011 – February 18

  16 February 2012 by Karin in Film [ no comments ]

    The Best of the Jamaica Reggae Film Festival 2011 is happening on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 7:00 p.m. at Redbones.  The night will feature Jamaican documentaries, animation, music videos as well as new Jamaican short films.

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• Marley Documentary Reviewed

  13 February 2012 by Karin in Film [ no comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_13978" align="aligncenter" width="424" caption="Bob Marley - Dublin Ireland Concert 6th July 1980 Dalymount Park."][/caption] Below taken from the Hollywood Reporter. Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald's biography of reggae king Bob Marley brings him to life. Stirring up an exhaustive portrait of the legend behind ...

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