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The Caribbean film industry has been blossoming over the last few years with more stories from Caribbeans and Caribbean diaspora filmmakers creating films and shorts. Thanks to organizations like Caribbean American Film Academy (CaFA) bringing them to the people through festivals and movie screens. In this episode Romola Lucas (co-founder of CaFA) and Alysia Simone (Associate Director of CaFA and founder of Rewind & Come Again) we discuss the challenges of the industry from a creative and business standpoint, how the Caribbean film industry has grown and what we’d love to see in the future.
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About Romola Website
An attorney and avid Caribbean/indie film enthusiast. She is CaFA’s executive director, and manages the organization’s programming – promotion, screening, production, and distribution of Caribbean films.
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Alysia S. Christiani is the Associate Director of Community Engagement for the Caribbean Film Academy/Third Horizon, a media collective dedicated to the development, production and distribution of Caribbean film. In this role, she produces community screenings and events in New York, London and Guyana where she co-founded the Timehri Film Festival, an annual festival that celebrates Guyanese and Caribbean film.
In addition, Alysia is the editor of Rewind and Come Again, a digital magazine that explores the many facets of the Caribbean-American & Diaspora experience.
Mikelah
Mikelah is a Caribbean Culture expert, curating the bridge between the Caribbean and its diaspora. A CUNY Baruch College graduate with a BBA in Marketing. With previous experience with Caribbean lifestyle brands such as VP Records, Tempo TV and JAMROCK Magazine. Currently serving as a digital marketing maven by day, while continuing to collaborate with Caribbean brands.
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