Scars Of Our Mothers’ Dreams
Short Block: Black Minds Matter
Synopsis
Scars Of Our Mothers' Dreams a unique, intimate glimpse into the complexities of parental migration through the lenses of children left behind.
Years after her own personal struggle to overcome the feeling of childhood abandonment, filmmaker Meschida Philip returned to Grenada in search of others with similar childhood experiences, to find out how their lives were impacted after their parents migrated.
Meet The Makers:
Grenada | 11:18 | Documentary Short
Produced/Directed/Edited by Meschida Philip
DOP by: Rituparna DasDatta
Featuring: Dr. Anthony Bridgeman, Mell Jeremiah and Natasha Lamothe
Director: Meschida Philip
A Grenadian-American filmmaker, film festival director, and entrepreneur. She is primarily interested in social issues, including immigration, education, and children/women's rights affecting the Caribbean culture and communities throughout the Caribbean Diaspora; her mission is to integrate film as the vehicle to evoke social awareness. Meschida holds an MFA in film from the City College of New York, concentration in Documentary. She is also the Founder of the 12ºN 61ºW Film Festival (1261 Film Festival) in Grenada, West Indies.