Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Now streaming on the Criterion Channel! criterionchannel.com/caribbean-activist-cinema

Born from a period of intense political upheaval, these radical Caribbean films spotlight vital stories of workers’ movements, decolonial struggle, and liberation from exploitation and oppression. From on-the-ground depictions of revolutionary movements to a one-of-a-kind diasporic musical revue, they blend agitprop and grassroots pedagogy with living folk traditions to forge a collective counter-cinema built around the fight for freedom.

Guest-curated by Jonathan Ali of Third Horizon Film Festival.

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Featuring:
HAITI: THE WAY TO FREEDOM (Arnold Antonin, 1973)
THE TERROR AND THE TIME (Rupert Roonaraine, 1978)
WOMEN OF SURINAME (At van Praag, 1978)
WEST INDIES: THE FUGITIVE SLAVES OF LIBERTY (Med Hondo, 1979)
BITTER CANE (Ben Dupuy and Kim Ives, 1983)
GRENADA: THE FUTURE COMING TOWARDS US (Carmen Ashhurst, Samori Marksman, and John Douglas, 1983)
SWEET SUGAR RAGE (Harclyde Walcott and Honor Ford-Smith, 1985)