Abuja International Film Festival 2026: Beach Inna Bondage (African premiere)
๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฌ Join us on ๐ง๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฎ, for the ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ of ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ at the 23rd edition of the ๐๐ฏ๐๐ท๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น in ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ! The film, which is nominated for ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, will be screened at ๐ญ๐ฎ:๐ญ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐ at ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ท๐ฎ (Hall 2). If you’re in ๐๐ฏ๐๐ท๐ฎ, don’t miss the chance to ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป! ๐๐ฟ๐คโ๐ฟ
๐๐ฏ๐๐ท๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ (๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ)
Date: Thursday October 22, 2026
Time: 12.15pm
Venue: Silverbird Cinemas SEC
Address: 1161, Memorial Drive, By Musa Yar’adua Center, Ctral Business District, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory ๐ณ๐ฌ
Title: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ’๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ
Director: ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ & ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ in collaboration with ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฑ๐ถ
Year: 2026
Duration: 30′
Tickets: abujainternationalfilmfestival.org
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ’๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ’๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ (2026) is a new documentary by Kingston-based filmmaking duo ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ and ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ in collaboration with ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ and ๐๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฑ๐ถ exploring the growing struggle for beach access in Jamaica. Since the 1950s, public access to the islandโs beaches has steadily declined, leaving less than one percent of the coastline publicly accessible for Jamaicans. Over the decades, most of Jamaicaโs beaches have been captured by private and tourist interests, and particularly since the 2000s large-scale hotel developments have limited beach access for Jamaicans.
This film follows the grassroots movement resisting the privatization of Jamaican beaches by zooming in on three frontline struggles: Bob Marley Beach near Kingston, the Blue Lagoon in the parish of Portland, and Mammee Bay Beach on the islandโs North Coast. The interviewees, all Jamaicans, reveal how the 1956 Beach Control Act, which is still in effect today, vests ownership of the foreshore in the Jamaican state (and actually the British Crown) and traces how this colonial-era law, combined with the islandโs all-inclusive tourism model, has displaced communities, disrupted livelihoods, and degraded environments. Interwoven with archival footage, news clips, and recordings of protest rallies and court cases, the interviewees situate todayโs beach access struggles within Jamaicaโs troubled history of land ownership following emancipation and independence. They argue that the islandโs tourism industry replicates plantation logic by monopolizing land, concentrating wealth, exporting profits, and, ultimately, marginalizing the people.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ shows that beach access, which is not only an issue in Jamaica but across the Caribbean and beyond, is an urgent matter of historical, economic, social, cultural and environmental justice, raising the question of who the tropical paradise of sun, sand, and sea truly serves, and at what cost…
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JaBBEM (Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement) is a grassroots movement dedicated to protecting Jamaicaโs coastal ecosystems while affirming the inherent right of all people to access, enjoy, and steward the islandโs beaches. Rooted in the belief that Jamaicaโs shores are part of a shared cultural and ecological inheritance, JaBBEM advocates against land privatization, tourism development, environmental degradation, and exclusionary practices that limit public access to coastal spaces. The movement brings together community members, environmental activists, cultural practitioners, and youth to promote sustainable coastal management, climate resilience, and environmental justice. Through beach cleanups, public education campaigns, policy advocacy, and cultural events, JaBBEM highlights the interconnectedness of ecological preservation and social equity. JaBBEM considers beaches not just as natural resources, but as vital spaces of history, identity, and community life – places where heritage, livelihood, and environmental responsibility meet. By mobilizing local voices and fostering collective action, the movement seeks to ensure that Jamaicaโs beaches remain protected, accessible, and thriving for present and future generations. For more information, visit www.jabbem.org.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐
Caribbean Creativity is a Kingston- and Amsterdam-based non-profit organization that is, since 2008, committed to the programming and promotion of Caribbean and Caribbean-themed cinema. Over the years, Caribbean Creativity has hosted over 350 screenings in film theatres and at film festivals, including numerous premieres. In 2020, they launched YardVibes, a streaming platform featuring content from independent Caribbean and African filmmakers. YardVibes currently offers over 100 titles, including feature films, web series, documentaries, and short films, with new content added monthly. This year, they are based in Kingston, working on several film projects and film events, including this screening. For more information, visit www.caribbeancreativity.nl.
