Category: Diane’s Thoughts

Anybody who knows me, is very aware of the fact that me nuh like go Jamaican countryside. I have everything I need within a two mile radius unless I’m heading to the airport. So imagine when I met Dr. Ava Eagle Brown, the Founder of Black River Film Festival and her spirit tek to me,…

I must confess as a black person I don’t know much about racism. Being raised in Jamaica, you don’t get the job, or are pulled over by police or suffer mistreatment due to several other reasons, just not the color of your skin. It’s also hard to recognize it even on short vacations to North…

Last year a Producer friend organized a meeting with a famous Director who I was thrilled to meet and collaborate with despite his insulting wage offer. Little did I realize that was a sign of more rubbish behavior to come. Not only was the contract offer wack and the storyline even more insane, but he…