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‘DANM’ Dominates TTFF/26 as Caribbean Cinema Breaks Through With Double Win

Teneille Newallo’s psychological horror feature scores jury and audience honors at the Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival’s 20th anniversary edition. At the same time, emerging filmmake...

A Hollywood Star For This Caribbean Heritage Actress

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...

She Turned a Childhood Memory She Couldn’t Forget Into an Award-Winning Film

Writer-director Beth de Araújo transformed decades of fear into her acclaimed drama, Josephine. 

Featured Interview – Angelique Francis

Cover photo © 2026 Laura Carbone Sometimes we meet people who have so many varied talents and who have accomplished so much that we are tempted to ask them why they didn’t leave so...

12/9/26: West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty - $15

See director Med Hondo’s cinematic reimagining of an entire people’s history of resistance and struggle that investigates more than three centuries of imperialist oppression in thi...

‘How We Stand’ Director on Recasting 1950s American Indians Relocation Legacy: “It’s Such an Epic Story”

Marie Clements' drama about a single mother and three daughters separated by tragedy after resettling for new lives in 1950s Los Angeles will world premiere at the Toronto Film Fes...

Enslaved Spirits: Maya Annik Bedward on “Black Zombie”

How the filmmaker's new doc explores (and reclaims) the intersection of race, religion, and the zombie genre.

‘La Gradiva’ Director Marine Atlan Is the Major New Voice Behind the Most Immersive Teen Drama Since ‘Kids’

Coming-of-age and shattered innocence collide in this fall's Cannes Critics' Week winner from 1-2 Special. Writer/director/cinematographer Marine Atlan walks IndieWire through stre...

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Paloma Schneideman on “Big Girls Don’t Cry”

The voice behind the New Zealand-set queer coming of age drama talks about rural queerness and the nostalgic joys of Limewire.

Ava DuVernay, Gina Prince-Bythewood, and Beth de Araújo Take Us Behind the Camera

ELLE sits down with the women making this season’s most talked-about films.

Vancouver Film Festival Prizes: Big Wins for Immigrant Tale ‘Nina Roza,’ the ‘Polished Cinematic’ ‘In the Heart of the S...

Geneviève Dulude-De Celles’ “Nina Roza,” Nyla Innuksuk’s “In the Heart of the South” and Marie Clements’ “How We Stand” are among the films taking top honors at the 45th Vancouver...

Beth de Araújo talks Sundance winner ‘Josephine’, Brazil ties, and why she identifies with outsiders

“There is violence against women across the board in every single country,” says Brazilian-American filmmaker.

Five Filmmakers of Jamaican Descent Are Up for Awards at CSIFF26 in New York

Five filmmakers of Jamaican descent have films nominated for awards at the 2026 Conch Shell International Film Festival (CSIFF26), which will take place in New York from October 9...

‘In The Heart of the South’ Director Wants to Change the Narrative For Indigenous Filmmakers: “You’ve Been Telling Our S...

Nyla Innuksuk's supernatural thriller, where themes of trauma and tragedy come painfully alive, is screening at the Vancouver Film Festival this week.

The Sparrow Who Gave The Caribbean A Voice

“We Never Get Here Alone”: Dr. Camelia Lawrence Honours the Women Who Poured Into Her

To say Dr. Camelia Lawrence has had a distinguished career would be an understatement. The decorated, board-certified breast surgeon has achieved milestones many might only imagine...

Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy: blocked at home, feted in Europe

Venice winner Anuparna Roy's award-winning debut is barred by India's censors, even as her second film premieres

TIFF 2026: Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been, Edward Said: Between Worlds, The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs

On three essential profile docs out of this year's TIFF.

Wilfred La Salle films eighth film in eight years in Jamaica

Bronx native Wilfred La Salle has a special goal in life: to create 10 films in 10 years. He also hopes to become the greatest independent filmmaker. La Salle just wrapped up produ...

‘La Gradiva’ Trailer: One of 2026’s Most Acclaimed Discoveries Puts a Fresh Twist on Coming-of-Age

Marine Atlan's directorial debut and Cannes Critics' Week prize winner narrowly missed out on repping France in the International Oscar race. It will win more critics' prizes state...

‘Opening the lid of a horrible secret’: Jamaicans confront enslavement with taboo-busting stories on screen

As violent spirits are unleashed in Sky’s Possession, observers see confident creatives reclaiming the island’s narratives in a form of ‘cultural reparation’ A woman opens a 300‑...

Jabari’s People Turns a Familiar Cultural Premise Into a Deeper Story About Connectedness

For generations, Jamaican families living overseas have turned to a familiar solution when a young person needs a change of environment. They send them back home. Sometimes it is a...

Damilola Orimogunje’s “Dear Ajayi” Makes History as First Nigerian Production in Venice Days Competition | Watch Trailer

Damilola Orimogunje’s 1990s drama Dear Ajayi will premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Starring Tosin Adeyemi, Bimbo Akintola, William Benson and Uzoamaka Power...