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NEW BOOK ABOUT JAMAICAN FILMS

Dr Rachel Moseley-Wood, head of the Department of Literatures in English at UWI, Mona recently launched her 254-page book, Show Us as We Are: Place, Nation and Identity in Jamaican Film. The book examines 11 Jamaican films in detail and is already considered essential reading for students of Jamaican films. Dr Moseley-Wood says the book was
written for both academics and other readers.

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STELLA MEGHIE TO DIRECT WHITNEY HOUSTON FILM

Jamaican-Canadian Stella Meghie will direct the Whitney Houston feature film “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” She’ll team up with Oscar-nominated screenwriter, Anthony McCarten, and Grammy Award-winn

NADINE IJEWERE PHOTOGRAPHS NAOMI CAMPBELL

Fashion photographer Nadine Ijewere, of Jamaican descent, recently shot legendary supermodel Naomi Campbell for the current July-August 2020 cover of Spanish Vogue.

JAMAICAN TEEN PURSUES DRAMA IN LONDON

Jamaican teen Sule Kamu Thelwell has been chosen as one of 18 out of nearly 5,000 applicants to be accepted for the Bachelor of Arts in acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama at the

RUDDY ROYE NAMED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FELLOW

Jamaican Radcliffe (Ruddy) Roye has been named one of nine 2020-2021 National Geographic Storytelling Fellows.

LONDON TO GET BOB MARLEY MUSICAL

British actor of Jamaican heritage Clint Dyer is set to direct an upcoming Bob Marley musical, Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Story.

BREAKOUT FILM ENTRIES DUE

Breakout Film Festival is currently accepting submissions for its July short film contest.

NEW BOOK ABOUT JAMAICAN FILMS

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