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Stew Peas and the Uncomfortable Taboos Jamaican Filmmaker Sosiessia Nixon-Kelly Forces Us to Confront

Jamaican stories are moving beyond the familiar images of beaches, music and crime to examine the beliefs, prejudices and uncomfortable realities shaping life on the island. Storm Saulter's Possession has been attracting international attention with a story rooted in Obeah, Jonkonnu, slavery, inheritance and reparations, while Get Millie Black confronted colonialism, sexism, homophobia and the […]

Stew Peas and the Uncomfortable Taboos Jamaican Filmmaker Sosiessia Nixon-Kelly Forces Us to Confront

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Jamaican stories are moving beyond the familiar images of beaches, music and crime to examine the beliefs, prejudices and uncomfortable realities shaping life on the island.

Storm Saulter's Possession has been attracting international attention with a story rooted in Obeah, Jonkonnu, slavery, inheritance and reparations, while Get Millie Black confronted colonialism, sexism,...

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Jamaican stories are moving beyond the familiar images of beaches, music and crime to examine the beliefs, prejudices and uncomfortable realities shaping life on the island. Storm Saulter's Possession has been attracting international attention with a story rooted in Obeah, Jonkonnu, slavery, inheritance and reparations, while Get Millie Black confronted colonialism, sexism, homophobia and the […]

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