SEASON 8 · OCTOBER 18–24, 2026
Revisit Season 8.
Explore the films, conversations and cultural experiences that shaped seven days of cinema and community across Grenada. Select a film title to view its profile.
6:00 PM–Midnight
Paid
THE EVE! — Grenada Night
Movie Palace, Grand Anse
The opening-night experience included the Grenada Night screening, filmmaker conversations, The Yard, music and the opening-night lime.
Filmmakers and selected cast and crew attended.
1:00 PM
Special experience
Roots in Motion ATV Experience
Ryde Central
A festival-curated ATV journey through Point Salines, combining adventure with guided interpretation at sites connected to Maurice Bishop International Airport, the Cuban Workers’ Memorial and the events of October 1983.
What We Refuse to Lose
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
Stories about protecting land, labour, history, memory and what belongs to us.
Mighty Mari
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
A Caribbean story shaped by mythology, family, identity and cultural memory.
Filmmakers and selected cast attended.
In Conversation with Filmmakers Lisbon Okafor & Cheryl LaTouche
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
A conversation about returning to Caribbean and African roots, creating from Caribbean mythology and folklore, and building new models for independent filmmaking, distribution and income.
What We Don’t Say
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
Stories confronting truths often kept behind closed doors—sexuality, religion, masculinity, family expectations, violence, absence and acceptance.
Where We Find Home
Ryde Central
Stories about migration, family, memory and the people and places we carry with us.
The House on Coco Road
Ryde Central
A special retrospective community screening exploring the Grenada Revolution, women’s experiences, memory, healing and the stories that continue to shape the Caribbean.
Featured Film
The House on Coco Road — Retrospective screening
Accompanying Event
Memory in Focus — Photography exhibition
Endorsed by the Grenada National Trust
Following the Film
Community conversation
Becoming Ourselves
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
Stories about self-discovery, identity, cultural expression and the courage to become who we are. Across personal, family and community experiences, these films explore how people find their voices, claim their stories and choose how they will move through the world.
Filmmakers and selected cast and crew attended.
In Conversation with the Filmmakers, Cast & Crew of Call of the Jab
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
A conversation about telling Grenadian stories, representing Jab culture on screen and creating with local cast and crew.
In Conversation with Filmmaker Nordia Hunt
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
A conversation with filmmaker Nordia Hunt about her creative journey, the themes within her work and the importance of making space for honest, culturally grounded and underrepresented stories.
Black Burns Fast
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
At a prestigious boarding school in South Africa, 17-year-old Luthando expects a normal academic year until the arrival of bold new student Ayanda makes her question everything. As their connection grows, Luthando must navigate competing identities, her mother’s expectations, the pressures of school and her emerging sexuality.
Watch the trailerComing Into Your Own
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
Stories about finding your voice, defining yourself and growing beyond the expectations placed upon you.
Filmmaker attended.
In Conversation with Juliette Jeffers
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
A conversation with Juliette Jeffers, director of Pan Gyul, about bringing this Nevisian story to the screen, cultural legacy, creative courage and her journey as a Caribbean-American filmmaker.
Choices and Consequences
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
Stories in which one decision, one action or one moment changes everything.
In Conversation with Nordia Hunt and Invited Guests
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
An informal, community-focused conversation where filmmakers, creatives and invited guests exchanged ideas, shared experiences and discussed some of the realities of working in the creative industries.
The session created space for open dialogue about protecting creative work, understanding rights and ownership, navigating agreements and building a stronger, more connected creative community.
Closing Night: HOMAGE
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
When a couple helps an old partner in crime get back on his feet, their act of loyalty pulls them into a dangerous reckoning—revealing that some debts should never be repaid.
Season 8 Closing Lime
Old Skool Pub · Dr. Grooms Road, Point Salines
Season 8 closed with filmmakers, festival guests and members of the community gathering for the final lime.
This programme is presented as an archive of Season 8. Event times, venues and admission information reflect the original October 2026 festival schedule.