CineCarib: Beach Inna Bondage + Walter Rodney (Joint Screening)

🎥 🇯🇲 🇬🇾 Due to the 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 and 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲, both 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗲 and 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 will return for a 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 at the 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯 in 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻!

On 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, June 6, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆, in collaboration with 𝗝𝗮𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗠, 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 and 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗖, proudly present the 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯 in 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗰𝗮, taking place at 𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗮 in 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻. For this edition, we are bringing back 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 that drew enthusiastic audiences and sparked vibrant discussions during the first two editions: 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 (2026, 29′) and 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 (2024, 72′). Due to popular demand, both films will be presented together this evening in a 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 once again 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 are 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, and 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 will be on sale throughout the evening! 🙏🏿🖤✊🏿

𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯 #𝟯: 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗲 + 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 (𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴)
Date: Saturday June 6, 2026
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Cafe Rosa
Address: 1 Grosvenor Terrace (off Manor Park Plaza), Kingston 8 🇯🇲
Program: 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 (2026, 30′, dir. Emiel Martens & Elsie Vermeer) + 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 (2024, 72′, dir. Daniyal Harris-Vajda and Arlen Harris)
Extra: 𝗕𝗬𝗢𝗕, since limited seating is available, bring your own blankets if you can
Tickets: 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (no RSVP needed), 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 for sale all night

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 (2026) is a new documentary by Kingston-based Dutch filmmaking duo 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 and 𝗘𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗲𝗿 in collaboration with 𝗝𝗮𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗠 and 𝗞𝗲𝘇𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗱𝗶 exploring the growing struggle for beach access in Jamaica. Since the 1950s, public access to the island’s beaches has steadily declined, leaving less than one percent of the coastline publicly accessible for Jamaicans. Over the decades, most of Jamaica’s 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 island’s 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 island’s 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 today’s beach access struggles within Jamaica’s troubled history of land ownership following emancipation and independence. They argue that the island’s tourism industry replicates plantation logic by monopolizing land, concentrating wealth, exporting profits, and, ultimately, marginalizing the people.

𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗲 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…

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄
𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 is a feature-lenght documentary that unearths the suppressed story of Guyanese historian and activist 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 (1942-1980), whose life was marked by surveillance, resistance, and an untimely assassination. Exploring Cold War conspiracies, colonial resistance, and Black Power, the film connects Rodney’s work to today’s social movements, showing how his revolutionary ideas continue to inspire. Featuring personal accounts from Rodney’s family, particularly his wife 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆, and insights from figures like 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀, 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿, and former President of Guyana 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗿, the film is a timely reminder of empire’s lasting impact on the world.

𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 specifically zooms in on the assassination of Dr. Walter Rodney and the Cold War conspiracies, Black Power movements, and colonial legacies connected to it — all linking to today’s surveillance, policing, and activism. For the first time, Rodney’s widow Patricia Rodney shares the personal toll of his murder on their family. Highlighting the demand for alternative historical perspectives, the film includes insights from Angela Davis, Gina Miller, and former Guyanese President Donald Ramotar.

Premiering at the British Film Institute’s largest screen to a sold-out audience, the film uncovers Rodney’s surveillance from age 19 after his visits to Russia and Cuba, as his academic and activist work was deemed threatening by British intelligence. A secret propaganda unit even financed negative reviews of his landmark book, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, which remains influential in modern movements like BLM and Pan-Africanism. Through declassified documents, intimate interviews, and reenactments, the documentary captures Rodney’s enduring global legacy, filmed with local crews in the Caribbean, U.S., Africa, and the U.K. Supported by The Walter Rodney Foundation & The Ameena Gafoor Institute.

‘𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘳. 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮’ (𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘵𝘴.𝘰𝘳𝘨).

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗠
JaBBEM (Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement) is a grassroots movement dedicated to protecting Jamaica’s coastal ecosystems while affirming the inherent right of all people to access, enjoy, and steward the island’s beaches. Rooted in the belief that Jamaica’s 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 Jamaica’s beaches remain protected, accessible, and thriving for present and future generations. For more information, visit www.jabbem.org.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆
Caribbean Creativity is an Amsterdam-based non-profit organization that is, since 2008, committed to the programming and promotion of Caribbean and Caribbean-themed cinema in the Netherlands and beyond. Over the years, Caribbean Creativity has hosted over 300 screenings in Dutch cinemas 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.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰
Africadelic is an Amsterdam-based non-profit organization that, since 2016, is committed to the programming and promotion of African and African diasporic cultural creativity, diversity and activism in the Netherlands. Each year on and around International Africa Day (May 25), they organize the Africacadelic Festival in Paradiso and various other venues across Amsterdam. This year, the 11th edition of the festival will be held from May 20-27, 2026. As the Africadelic team is currently based in both Kingston, Jamaica, and Luanda, Angola, they are also organizing several events there. For more information, visit www.africadelic.com.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗖
The Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, in Kingston, Jamaica, is a leading centre for media education and research in the Caribbean. Based in Kingston, it trains students and professionals in journalism, digital media, public relations, and communication studies, combining theory with practical experience. Through its programmes and projects, CARIMAC explores the role of media in shaping Caribbean society, culture, and identity. It also serves as a hub for regional dialogue and collaboration, supporting a more inclusive, ethical, and dynamic media landscape across the Caribbean. For more information, visit www.mona.uwi.edu/carimac.

𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗮
Café Rosa is a vibrant café in Kingston, just off Manor Park Plaza, known not only for its coffee and vibes, but also for its role in the city’s social and cultural scene. With its outdoor environment and relaxed atmosphere, it attracts a diverse community of Kingstonians. Beyond drinks and bites, Café Rosa regularly hosts events, from live performances to film screenings. Recently, it has become the venue for CineCarib, a film event showcasing Caribbean cinema and fostering dialogue around Caribbean creativity, identity, and activism. Through these gatherings, Café Rosa functions as more than a café: it is a space where culture, community, and conversation come together in the heart of Kingston. For more information, visit www.instagram.com/caferosajamaica.