Film
Yardie
- 7PM
Set in 1970s Kingston and 1980s London, Idris Elba’s directorial debut presents the life of a young Jamaican man named D, unsure of the adult he wants to become, but committed to avenge the murder of his beloved big brother Jerry Dread. Dispatched to the UK from Jamaica by his mentor, drug don and music producer King Fox, D reconnects with his childhood sweetheart and for the first time can envision a life without turmoil. But before he can be convinced to abandon his life of crime he encounters the man who shot his brother 10 years earlier, and embarks on a bloody, explosive quest for retribution.
Q&A with actors Sheldon Shepherd and Aml Ameen
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A textured, personal documentary by Haitian filmmaker Gessica Généus paired with the modern fable.
A selection of shorts capturing life in various corners of the Caribbean diaspora.
A steel band in Brooklyn and stilt-walking in Trinidad.