The buzz is on in Kingston with just a few hours to go till our second screening event for Ring Di Alarm! After last week’s sold out and amazing premiere we absolutely had to create another opportunity for the folks who missed out, we APPRECIATE your overwhelming support! So to ring in the pending second round we have a few vids from the premiere night as well as our final Director Vid number 6, featuring Nile. Enjoy!
Grrrreeetings cine-istas! So our premiere was definitely a success! Thank you so much for the support! We have included a gallery here with pics courtesy of our comrade Tiffany Lue Yen and links to the press thus far. We have a couple of interviews happening as we speak with some of the actors and a radio session scheduled for tomorrow morning on RJR with Claudette Powell, so tune in at 9am for those of you on the rock. Check out these press stories on our >NCC facebook page <
In the meantime between time, the GREAT news is we are back in the cinema this Saturday August 23 for a repeat screening and this time we will have an extra special Q&A for any and every one with questions about our process from start to finish, as we strive to create a collaborative communal inspired and independent Caribbean cinema. Bless up!
Every team has an MVP and Joel Burke is undoubtedly ours. You know, that person who works hard behind the scenes to make sure the tech details are right, and whose presence on a film set is all you need to know that your back is covered. Here’s our penultimate Director Vid featuring Joe Bizzle, fo shizzle!
Joel is the director of “My Vote”, one of the 7 chapters in RING DI ALARM! This is the 5th in a series of interviews leading up to the Jamaican Premiere of RING DI ALARM – Tonight at 7pm @ Carib 5 Cinema!
New Caribbean Cinema & Studio Anansi present THE DIRECTORS: MICHAEL “RAS TINGLE” TINGLING. Ras Tingle is the director of “Parish Bull”, one of the 7 chapters in RING DI ALARM! This is the 4th in a series of interviews leading up to the Jamaican Premiere of RING DI ALARM on August 13, 2014. JUST 1 DAY TO GO!
We give thanks for the overwhelming response to our film premiere which is totally SOLD OUT! For those of you who weren’t able to purchase tickets on time but are still interested in seeing the film on the BIG SCREEN…message us on our –>FACEBOOK PAGE <– and let us know names and numbers. We are working hard on an EXTRA SPECIAL screening, just for YOU. We TRULY APPRECIATE your SUPPORT!
Check it out check it out! New Caribbean Cinema & Studio Anansi present THE DIRECTORS: STORM SAULTER. Storm is the director of “Watching Him Kissing Her”, one of the 7 chapters in RING DI ALARM! This is the 3rd in a series of interviews leading up to the Jamaican Premiere of RING DI ALARM on August 13, 2014.
JUST 3 DAYS TO GO! Get your tickets and SUPPORT local cinema!
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…and in the meantime between time, we will be rolling out our director vids in the lead up to the event. Here is vid number 2, featuring yours truly…girl director in da house!
In more news from NCC … we have a TVJ interview lined up for tomorrow at 6:50 am with Kyle Chin and his main man Winston ‘Bello’ Bell, with new clips from the film SUNDAY. Check out this vid of Kyle in our Directors on the Real as he talks a bit about his process and the making of SUNDAY.
Bells are ringing in the New Caribbean Cinema (NCC) camp as the
collective of filmmakers celebrates their latest victory in cinema.
“After a long and successful festival circuit, we are pleased to announce
that the 7 films comprising RING DI ALARM have been picked up for
distribution by another pioneering company whose mission is to bring
Caribbean cinema to audiences in the diaspora, worldwide.” Michelle
Serieux and Storm Saulter, the film’s producers said. “This company
definitely shares our commitment to Caribbean heritage and that
connection is evident even with the name they’ve chosen for their
enterprise: Studio Anansi. This draws on a lineage that reflects our
shared African roots in the character Anansi who is part of our
collective storytelling tradition.”
Based in New York City, Studio Anansi is the brainchild of Romola
Lucas, an entertainment attorney and producer, and her partner Justen
Blaize, a Director Of Photography. The duo also run the Caribbean Film
Academy and the popular blog Cine Caribes, whose screenings and
community events bring Caribbean films home to the diaspora in
Brooklyn, New Jersey and the greater Tri State area.
“We saw the film Missed at the BlackStar film festival in Philadelphia
and we knew we wanted to work with NCC.” Romola Lucas said. “There is
definitely a market for films such as these in New York City, we are
overflowing with Caribbean immigrants who are hungry to keep the
connection to their homeland! We are thrilled to partner with NCC and
are very excited about exposing new work to our Caribbean family,
worldwide.”
The news comes in anticipation of their Jamaican premiere Ring Di
Alarm at Carib Cinemas on August 13.The one night only event is
sponsored by Studio Anansi and Blackwell Rum. Tickets are available at
Base Kingston at a price of 1500 JMD.
For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/newcaribbeancinema and check out www.studioanansi.tv
Ok, so Jamaica’s Independence anniversary is rolling in and what better way to celebrate than with a showcase of independent homestyle local cinema, yaadd styleee (says the St Lucian in her best Jamaican accent) Check it out check it out, big up to the SO team at the Observer who continue to give us full hundred support. We got an amazing spread in Sunday’s paper, the abridged online version of which can be found here -> RING DI ALARM at CARIB
Also check out this vid created by their videographer and aspiring filmmaker Joel Williams and come out August 13 @ 7pm to support local independent cinema!
Watch the vids and stay tuned! Look out for our New Caribbean Cinema TRIVIA-thon and win free tickets to the one night only event! We also have an exciting new announcement…COMING SOON…
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