History of Jamaica

A gentle Jamaican woman reunited with her husband in post-World War II London encounters both racism and homesickness as she adjusts to her new life.

Sir Harry Oakes, a wealthy British aristocrat is murdered by his son-in-law, revealing international intrigue and deception in the Bahamas before World War II.

In 1977 Jack Miller, a white California musician, went to Kingston, Jamaica searching for Reggae music and discovered a Rasta Revolution.

In Jamaica, before ska, reggae and dancehall there was mento. This is a history of Jamaica's first commercially popular music which emerged in the 19th century and peaked with the worldwide popularity of Trinidadian Calypso. Stylistically unique, mento is the original sound of Jamaica. The film includes rarely seen vintage footage from the 1950's and 1960's, interviews from leading authorities on mento, and performances by more contemporary bands that have kept the spirit of mento alive.

Queen Nanny documents the struggle for freedom by the Jamaican Maroons, led by the indomitable 18th century military genius, Nanny of the Maroons.

After the controversial extradition to the U.S of the famous druglord Christopher ¨Dudus¨ Coke, chaos reigns in his former areas of control in West Kingston, Jamaica. Bands of teenagers kill each other for any little reason. Although violence in Jamaica is always portrayed as drug related, this film unveils a real truth which links a culture of violence to masculinity and shooting guns. Most of the young people from the ghetto don't even know why they kill each other but they are trapped in this cycle of violence. Former gangsters from Denham Town, Dudu's previous stronghold, have become violence interrupters, a type of mediators who attempt to put an end to this nonsense situation.

After the controversial extradition to the U.S of the famous druglord Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, chaos reigns in his former areas of control in West Kingston, Jamaica. Bands of teenagers kill each other for any little reason. Although violence in Jamaica is always portrayed as drug related, this film unveils a real truth which links a culture of violence to masculinity and shooting guns. Most of the young people from the ghetto don't even know why they kill each other but they are trapped in this cycle of violence. Former gangsters from Denham Town, Dudu's previous stronghold, have become violence interrupters, a type of mediators who attempt to put an end to this nonsense situation.

A hustler's journey into chaos to steal a car and his lady friends dream for peace from a painting, forces a crime that changes their lives forever.

The Caribbean is the region most economically dependent on tourism and Jamaica is the 4th most indebted country in the world. Tourism is Jamaica's Sacred Cow, heavily promoted since 1891 as the way to modernization and prosperity it has tragically failed in its promises. Jamaica For Sale counters the dominant view that tourism is the savior of the Jamaican people. Lively and hard hitting, with powerful voices, arresting visuals and iconic music, Jamaica For Sale documents the environmental, economic, social and cultural impacts of unsustainable tourism development. As Jamaica is irreversibly transformed by massive hotel and luxury condominium development, Jamaica For Sale both documents this transformation and is trying to turn the tide.

Based on the stage play by director Trevor Rhone, "Smile Orange" takes a humorous and somewhat acidic view of the tourism business, mostly from the point of view of Ringo, a hustler, con man and waiter.

OnePeople is a documentary to celebrate Jamaica's global reach and significance in her 50th year and how that came to be. One aspect of the documentary is interviews the many Jamaicans who have excelled at home and in the diaspora. Some in the diaspora that were interviewed include the icon Harry Belafonte, essayist Malcolm Gladwell, General Colin Powell (Ret.), and many more. At home the Most Honourable P.J. Patterson, the Most Honourable Edward Seaga, Michael Lee Chin, Yohan Blake, Rita Marley, Stephen Marley, Shaggy, Toots etc. OnePeople also explores the reciprocal link between Jamaica and the African continent, while showcasing user generated submissions that span the globe. This is a truly Jamaican documentary; conceptualized, directed, produced and edited 100% by Jamaicans... for the world!

This paralyzing feature reminds us that beauty isn't everything. In a distant past, beauty, wealth and witchcraft takes over a single plantation leaving its people in an unsettling position.

A police officer returns to his neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica to find himself in conflict with his childhood friend who is now the right-hand-man of the local gang-lord in a gun-running racket. Jamaica's highest-grossing film to date.

A ghetto teenager battles against the odds to become a boxing champion.

The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music.

Young Jim Hawkins is torn between his loyalty to his benefactors and his affection for lovable rogue Long John Silver in their struggle to recover a buried pirate treasure.

After treating a Monmouth rebel against King James II in 1680s England, a young Irish doctor is exiled as a slave to Jamaica where he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the most feared pirate of the Caribbean.

In the prohibition years, the 'rumrunners' travel through the Caribbean Sea with the forbidden liquor barely escaping the ship patrols. While on the run, one of the bootleggers falls in love with an actress on a movie set.

The legacy of the fastest man in history, Usain Bolt.

Wishing to become a successful reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds himself tied to corrupt record producers and drug pushers.

The film follows warring political factions in 1970s Jamaica as they enlist the support of gangs to enforce their policies, and advance their political agenda. It is a fictionalized dramatization of real historical events, specifically, the Green Bay Massacre, where the government finally tracked down these gangs and had systematically wiped out.

Expatriate vacuum cleaner salesman Jim Wormold agrees to work as an agent, and to recruit new agents, for the British Secret Service in Cuba, but he soon realizes that his deceptive ways are going to get him in trouble.

In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling but their ship is taken over by pirates who become fond of the kids.

On a fall night in 1987, three men forced their way into Peter Tosh's home in Kingston, Jamaica. Inside, they drew guns and forced their way upstairs where they confronted Tosh and some friends. Tosh was beaten, pistol-whipped and then shot several times. Five others were shot before the gunmen fled. The victims were rushed to the hospital, but it was too late for Tosh. He died shortly after. Stepping Razor: Red X, the documentary, explores the life of the late Peter Tosh, reggae artist, Jamaican folk hero, prophet and radical political activist. Based on his personal taped diaries, the Red X tapes, the film reveals the inner thoughts of this volatile musician. His closest friends and associates talk about the many sides of Peter Tosh, explaining his fiery career and dramatic death. Archival interviews with Tosh and rare concert footage fill out this picture of the Rasta visionary.