Filmmaker-in-Residence at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Mr. Storm Saulter, will participate in the “March is Movie Month at Mona” series on Friday, March 20. Mr. Saulter will speak on the topic “Towards a New Caribbean Cinema” in the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Education and Humanities at 6:00p.m. His talk will be supported by partial screenings of his work.
Mr. Saulter is Filmmaker-in-Residence in the Department of Literatures in English where he has responsibility for delivery of the course “Creative Writing: Screen/Stage”. A graduate of the Los Angeles Film School, Jamaican-born Saulter created a sensation in Jamaica with the release of his debut feature, the award winning film, Better Mus’ Come, in 2011. More recently, Saulter was Executive Producer for the groundbreaking anthology film, Ring Di Alarm! Produced by the New Caribbean Cinema (Film Collective), of which Saulter is Co-Founder, Ring Di Alarm! was released in Jamaica, Europe, the USA and Trinidad & Tobago.
The Department of Literatures in English hosts “March is Movie Month at Mona” annually in support of its film and cultural studies courses. The Writer/Filmmaker in Residence programme was inaugurated in the department in 2013 when writer, Dr. Kei Miller, who is also a graduate of the Department, was appointed to the post. Author, historian and social scientist, Dr. Erna Brodber, held the position in 2014.
Contact: Rachel Moseley-Wood
Department of Literatures in English,
UWI, Mona
876 927 2217
Mr. Saulter is Filmmaker-in-Residence in the Department of Literatures in English where he has responsibility for delivery of the course “Creative Writing: Screen/Stage”. A graduate of the Los Angeles Film School, Jamaican-born Saulter created a sensation in Jamaica with the release of his debut feature, the award winning film, Better Mus’ Come, in 2011. More recently, Saulter was Executive Producer for the groundbreaking anthology film, Ring Di Alarm! Produced by the New Caribbean Cinema (Film Collective), of which Saulter is Co-Founder, Ring Di Alarm! was released in Jamaica, Europe, the USA and Trinidad & Tobago.
The Department of Literatures in English hosts “March is Movie Month at Mona” annually in support of its film and cultural studies courses. The Writer/Filmmaker in Residence programme was inaugurated in the department in 2013 when writer, Dr. Kei Miller, who is also a graduate of the Department, was appointed to the post. Author, historian and social scientist, Dr. Erna Brodber, held the position in 2014.
Contact: Rachel Moseley-Wood
Department of Literatures in English,
UWI, Mona
876 927 2217
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