August 7, 2010
Hidden Caribbeans
Posted in Art & Culture, Lifestyle tagged Alisha Nurse, Caribbean Indian Dance Company, culture, Dil-e-Nadan, identity, Indian Caribbeans, Indo Caribbeans, Mike Forbes, Professor Clem Seecharan, Rikki Jai, Suresh Rambaran at 10:07 pm by potofcallaloo
*Nominated for the ‘Rights in Motion’ Award Screening at the Bang! Short Film Festival Nottingham, 2010*
Among the United Kingdom’s numerous ethnic groups, there is relatively unknown community of about 30,000.
To much of the UK, Indo-Caribbeans are invisible.
This documentary explores how the Indo-Caribbean Diaspora in London is using Chutney music and other Indo- Caribbean cultural forms as an expression of their identity, with the hope of establishing a stronger cultural presence and distinct identity here.
Produced by Alisha Nurse as final project for a Master of Arts Degree in International Journalism -Broadcast with Merit at the University of Westminster 2010.
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