2024 Event Programme

Venues: STETHS – Crane Road Black River

Day 1 - Student-Based - Friday, JUNE 28

9am – 9:30am

Registration and Networking

St Elizabeth Technical High Sch..
(STETHS)

9:30am – 9:45am

 Introduction to the Festival Director Dr. Ava Eagle Brown Festival Director

10am – 10:30am

 Masterclass The Science of Storytelling Kwame McPherson
Commonwealth Book Prize Winner

10:30am – 10:45am

 Masterclass Q&A

10:45am – 11:15am

Film Screening from Competition

11:15am – 12pm

Lunch Break & Networking

12pm – 12:30pm

Masterclass  Penning Pain to Purpose  Anita Bailey Communications Relations Education Officer Ministry of Education

12:30pm – 1pm

Masterclass Q&A & Students’ Presentation

1pm – 1:45pm

Panel Discussion No Gatekeeping: Gen Z’s Path to Film through Social
Media

1:45pm – 2pm

Panel Q&A

2pm – 2:30pm

Announcement of Film Winners

2:30pm

Feature Film – Lady Bird (Directed by Greta Gerwig)

3:30pm

Closing Remarks

Day 2 - Cloggy’s On The Beach - Crane Road Black River (General Public) - Saturday, June 29

10am – 10:30am
Registration, Networking & Tea

10:30am – 10:45am
 Welcome Director Dr. Ava Eagle Brown Festival Director

10:45am – 11:30am 
Masterclass: Crafting Character: An Actor’s Perspective Marcos James (Game of Thrones Actor)

11:30am – 12pm 
Fireside Chat & Q&A with Marcos James

Moderator: Kevin Jackson President of Jamaica Animation Network

12pm – 12:45pm

Masterclass: Versatility in Acting: From Screen to Stage to Stand-up
Angie Le Mar Actress Director and Producer

12:45pm – 1:00pm
 Q&A with Angie Le Mar

1:00pm – 1:40pm
Deep Dive Piece : A Producer’s Conversation

Diane Houslin-   Television and Film Producer

Moderator: Dr Ava Eagle Brown

    1:40pm- 2:00pm

Q&A with

2:00pm – 3pm
 Lunch and Networking

3pm – 3:30pm
Feature Film – The Jamaica Story (Directed by Mikey T Campbell)

3:30pm – 4pm
 Panel – Why Not Black River?
Kaydian Myers-Brown President of the St. Elizabeth Chamber
of Commerce, Black River Chapter
 Claudia Gardner, CEO, Negril Times, Director
Dr. Ava Eagle Brown, Festival Director

Hon Min -Floyd Green, MP Black River

4:00pm – 4:15pm

Panel Q&A

4:15pm – 4:30pm

Turning Pain to Purpose A Candid Conversation
Fireside Chat…with Staceyann Chin

Moderator: Beverly Martin Berry -Partner Black River Film Festival

4:30pm – 6:00pm

Short Film Screenings

6:00pm – 6:30 pm

Screenings for HEART/NSTA Trust

 
         Feature Film : Desecration– ( Directed by Niyi Towolawi)

Day 1 – June 28th which is focused on young people ages 14- 18 will be held at STETHS.

Day 29th & 30th will be held at Crane Road Black River.

 Everything Is Timed To Have The Opportunity To Attend Each Screening And Masterclass.

FAMILY TIES

"The Harder They Come," a cornerstone of Jamaican cinema, vividly portrays the struggles of urban life in 1970s Kingston through the story of Ivan Martin, capturing the island's rich musical heritage and serving as a commentary on social inequality and Jamaica's turbulent history, ultimately becoming a timeless masterpiece that continues to resonate with audiences worldwide.

THE HARDER THEY COME

2024 Guest appearance from Black Panther Wakanda Connie Chiume

2024 Masterclass

  • JEREMY ZIMMERMAN – CASTING

  • JUDITH AUDU – NOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION

  • AVA BROWN – BOOK TO SCRIPT

  • NICHOLAS BEVENEY – SCRIPT TO SCREEN

  • ZENANDE MFENYANA – ACTRESS IN GENERATIONS

  • KWAME McPHERSON – SCIENCE oF STORYTELLING

  • CAROLYN CAREW – SUCCESS tO a gREAT dOCUMENTARY

  • CORNELIUS GRANT – ONE LOVE ( BOB MARLEY  FILM)

  • ZOLISA XALUVA – ACTOR

Expect Surprise Guests on the two days

CURATORS & ORGANIZERS

Dr Ava Eagle Brown
Organizer
Wentworth Kelly
Curator
Soessia Nixon Kelly
Curator