Today my guest is Patrice Robinson, a graduate of the Independent Cinema Office’s FEDS Scheme who talks about Snapshots: Caribbean Cinema Up Close, at The Barbican, her debut curatorial season. With interest in communities, community access to film and the intimacies of the human experience, Patrice is a film programmer and writer working in the intersection of audiences and cinema.Patrice and Lou discuss Patrice's late entry into film following a change in career, and how the Independent Cinema Office’s FEDS Scheme led to her permanent position at The Barbican. Patrice shares how her time at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival informed her debut season at The Barbican, and why she focused on films that shared themes of connection - to the land, oneself and family.Snapshots offers a rare insight into the flourishing Caribbean film culture. Exploring individual and shared cultural identities, Snapshots: Caribbean Cinema Up Close runs from 17-31 May, and kicks off with the UK premiere of the brand new restoration of Kavery Kaul’s One Hand Don’t Clap, her upbeatarchive documentary which explores the importance of Calypso music and the communityaround it. The season continues with Currents, a programme of seven shorts by Caribbean filmmakers which explore universal themes of (familial and self) acceptance, overcoming adversity, justice and pride from a uniquely Caribbean perspective.The season closes with writer/director José María Cabral’s Parsley, based on the real story of the Parsley Massacre, a mass killing of Haitians living inthe Dominican Republic north western frontier October 1937. Parsley tells the story of a heavily pregnant Haitian woman left alone in the wilderness near the Dominican border, trying to escape the attack.Patrice says: “I am excited, both personally and professionally, to be presenting these films which explore and reflect on the joyous and difficult aspects of life in the Caribbean to audiences. I believe it is important to think about the past when considering the present, and to acknowledge that those who came to the UK have done great things, but that their connection to the Caribbean of today is still present, relevant and impactful. These films have taught me much about this region which is of great importance to me, and I cannot wait to share this with audiences at the Barbican, especially in the lead up to the 75th National Windrush Day on 22 June.”Snapshots: Caribbean Cinema Up Close - The BarbicanWed 17 - Wed 31 May 2023Shade Podcast is written, hosted and produced by Lou MensahMusic generously composed for Shade by Brian JacksonThank you for listening and for supporting Shade - an independent art show highlighting the work of Black art practitioners via Patreon and Ko-fiSee you next time!Shade InstagramShade websitePatrice Robinson website Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/shadepodcast.

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