Islands can signify a sense of isolation, but here they are referenced in relation to one another, as a wider constellation and community, one which grants its diaspora a more fluid sense of home and identity.
Through four short films curated by programmer and filmmaker Lauren Gee, Everywhere We Are Islands explores with humour, nuance and innocence the relationship that young people across the Caribbean diaspora have to their identities and one another. From Martinique to New York, we see them navigate a sense of belonging and dislocation, as they reckon with the unique histories and expectations of the spaces they are growing up in.
Featuring:
RUN LIKE WE
Dir. Rhys Aaron Lewis, UK | 13mins
FANTASTIC FRIDAY
Dir. Shari Petti, Trinidad and Tobago | 13mins
COCONUT
Dir. Jard Lerebours, Jamaica | 4mins
NOS ÎLES
Dir. Aliha Thalien, France/Martinique | 23mins
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