RIPOSTE PICTURES
A PRODUCTION COMPANY MAKING FILMS
IN THE UK AND THE CARIBBEAN
A PRODUCTION COMPANY MAKING FILMS
IN THE UK AND THE CARIBBEAN
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Karen Martinez's poetic documentary, DREAMS IN TRANSIT, continues to screen around the world winning awards along the way.
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 said to 'belong'. Using a kaleidoscopic collage approach the film mixes actuality, poetry, narration, fiction, and interviews with a range of people: from fishermen to artists and cultural commentators. Interwoven throughout is a meditative narration that finds inspiration from the poets Derek Walcott and Martin Carter, and features an evocative musical score by renowned composer Dominique Le Gendre and the narration voiced by London-based Trinidadian actor, Martina Laird.
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Karen Martinez's short drama AFTER MAS – Best Short Film at the Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival. A richly textured film about identity, desire and conformity, 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 during Carnival, we experience the charge of this bacchanalian drama before following the characters return to their separate lives. In the cold light of day, can these young lovers from very different backgrounds stay true to their desires?
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