The Caribbean Film series returns after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the electrifying drama
SHE PARADISE
Directed by Maya Cozier
2021/74 min.
With Odessa Nestor, Kimberly Crichton, Chelsey Rampersad, Kern Mollineau, Michael Cherrie
When naïve 17-year-old Sparkle (Odessa Nestor) stumbles upon a free-spirited Soca dance crew in the bustling streets of downtown Trinidad, she realizes she’s found the community, excitement, and financial opportunities she’s been lacking . Though lacking dance experience and street smarts, she auditions, convincing the women to take her under their wing. Caught up in an exciting, dangerous new world revolving around partying, glamour, and cash, Sparkle is forced to make tough decisions as life spirals out of control.
Preceded by:
Mandy Marcus’ COUSINS
A Brooklyn teenager is reunited with her Guyanese cousin for the funeral of a relative. But on the last day of the wake, the girls venture out into the city alone
(see the trailer below!)
post screening talkback featuring the film’s director Maya Cozier, moderated by Brooklyn’s own, DJ GabSoul
The Luminal Theater’s programming for the Caribbean Film Series is co-sponsored by the DL BENTLEY LAW GROUP PLLC, and is supported in part by the Henry Luce Foundation, the Willem de Kooning Foundation, and Teiger Foundation through the Coalition of Small Arts New York.
