Check out these Caribbean Movies this summer!

What Goes Around


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This movie is a trek through the relationships of a conniving womanizer, his two sons, and a host of characters that stumble down a twisted corridor of love, lust, envy, betrayal, and deceit in this gripping and at times humorous tale that examines the complexities of male/female relationships. What Goes Around marks the acting debut of Dancehall’s reigning super star Mavado, who brings his hard-edged ‘gangsta fi life’ persona to the film’s sinister character known only as “Gully God.” The film also features recording artists KC Jockey, the late Rraw Dawg, and Flippa Mafia who with popular New York sound system selector Nohard “Noah” Grant (“Son-Son” in Bashment: The Fork in the Road) encumber lead roles alongside Sakina Samuda and Kim Goss. Other celebrity cast members include popular dancer Ding Dong, South Florida sound system selector Supa Twitch, and veteran Reggae singer Jackie Brown. While his previous films focused on street-life of Jamaicans living in New York’s urban jungle, McAlpin chose to step out of the box, making a film that revolves less around violence and more around the ups and downs of love. What Goes Around was shot on location in South Florida, and Charlotte, NC.“I didn’t want to make another stereotypical movie about violence among Jamaicans in Kingston or New York,” states McAlpin. “I wanted to do something that shows my range as a screen writer and director, while also showing a different aspect of Caribbean and African American culture and people.” In a cruel twist of irony, one of What Goes Around’s stars, Alton “Rraw Dawg” Ashman, fell victim to the violence that McAlpin was trying to steer clear of documenting. Ashman was gunned down in Washington DC before filming for the movie wrapped. What Goes Around is dedicated to his memory. Devastated by the loss of Ashman, McAlpin maintains that while “there are a few guns shown in the film, it isn’t a ‘shoot-em up’ type of film. There isn’t one shot fired in What Goes Around.” Bent on breaking out of the very limited Caribbean market, McAlpin is positive that What Goes Around is the type of film that will catapult “Jamaican” or “Caribbean” films out of the Caribbean and into popular mainstream culture. “This isn’t the kind of film that only Jamaicans can watch, it’s a movie about male/female relationships with a Jamaican edge,” McAlpin elaborates “and everyone, whether you are Jamaican, American, European, or African, can relate to the trials and tribulations of maintaining a relationship.” Presented by McAlpin’s SunRASon Films in association with Johnny Blacks Entertainment and O-Don, What Goes Around is set to hit theaters Summer 2008. For more information about What Goes Around, Steve “Tehut-Nine” McAlpin,
New York, NY June 2008or SunRASon Films, call 917-531-5704 or visit www.sunrason.com, or www.myspace.com/WHATGOESAROUNDMOVIE



Panman, Rhythm of the Palms



Panmans" tells the story of the rise and fall of the steel drum pan player Harry Daniel. Harry is an icon of the Caribbean whose personal life suffers when he places his music above his family, for he is desperate to pass the pan culture to a younger generation. During this crusade to keep the music alive on his beloved island of St. Martin he meets the exceptionally talented Jacko who becomes his star apprentice and hope for the future. Harry treats him like the son he never had, but when Harry's fame begins to diminish, Jacko turns against him and embraces instead the world of electronic based music. When Harry dies unexpectedly, Jacko returns to his island culture to become pan music's brilliant new icon.

Better Mus Come



An explosive drama set in 1977 against the backdrop of political gang rivalry that shook Jamaica to its core, Better Mus' Come follows Ricky (Sheldon Shepherd), a leader of a politically affiliated gang based in the southside slums of Kingston. The story charts his journey to an event that was inspired by the Green Bay Massacre.
www.bettamuscome.com

Soca Power in Trinidad and Tobago
. Soca Power in Trinidad and Tobago follows four of the genre’s most influential local talents throughout one Carnival season, moving from behind the scenes at large concerts to the heat and heart of Carnival: the streets, where mas unfolds and passions reach their paroxysm.The film’s main characters are Machel Montano, considered the most powerful man in soca; Bunji Garlin, revered, even feared, for his biting lyrics and bold, outspoken personality; Fay-Ann Lyons, soca royalty and one of the genre’s brightest young stars; and Isaac Blackman, son of soca ‘s creator Ras Shorty I. Through the interwoven portraits of these four stars, Soca Power is an energetic immersion into the world of soca.
Soca Power in T&T is part of a six-part series of films called Musique Creole, which is based in the Caribbean. The music of T&T is featured alongside that of Guyana, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique and Puerto Rico.The film has already met with rave reviews. It first premiered in April at Canal+ Studio in Paris, where it was well received. It will also be released in Barbados, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica and Martinique; and broadcast on French television and on Trace TV, which airs in Africa, Asia, and Europe

Candy Shop (Jamaica)


The Candy Shop is Jamaica's first teenage comedy movie. The story follows 3 high school graduates whose search of a real lap-dance takes them to a grimey downtown strip club, the Candy Shop where they get much more than they bargained for. The film explores friendship, loyalty and teen sexuality.



One of OUr Sons is Missing (Trinidad & tobago)
Provocative and engaging, One of Our Sons is Missing explores the lies we tell ourselves and the truths we hide from others when a Caribbean family is forced to confront dark secrets, prejudices and fear as the threat, and reality, of HIV/AIDS invades their world. It also examines the risks to which young people may be exposed in their relationships, often without being fully aware of the consequences.
Thurs. June 19 @ 8pm Fri. June 20 @ 2:30pm Fri. June 20 @ 8pm Sat. June 21 @ 8pmInformation:Kumble Theater Box Office: 718-488-1624 Caribbean Cultural Theatre:(Group Rates & Discounts)718-783-8345