The Caribbean’s premier film festival is back once again on the French Caribbean island of St Barth. 

The 26th edition of the St Barth Film Festival runs this week from May 3-6 in Gustavia. 

Since 1996, the event has become a crossroads for Caribbean films and filmmakers, putting the region’s cinematic excellence on display on its most glamorous island. 

This year’s event includes films from Martinique, French Guiana, France, Guadeloupe and the United States. 

That includes JAZZ FEST: A New Orleans Story, directed by Frank Marshall and featuring frequent St Barth visitor Jimmy Buffett. 

Most of the films are presented by a director (or. in one case, by leading actor Ricky Tribord). 

The evening films will be screened in Lorient at AJOE, with its high-tech digital projection system. 

By day, films are presented at Theatre du Paradis in the heart of Gustavia. 

“Join us on a journey through the Caribbean via its culture and music,” the event said in a statement. 

You can find the full schedule below:

• Wednesday, May 3, 8pm, AJOE

Opening night

Le lien qui nous unit

by Pélagie Serge Poyotte

presented by lead actor Ricky Tribord

(French Guiana, 2020, French/Creole, 1h 49 min)

• Thursday, May 4, 10am, Théâtre du Paradis

Ti Emile – Milo pòkò mò

by Fabienne Kanor

presented by producer Barcha Bauer

(Martinique, 2008, music documentary, 54 minutes)

• Thursday, May 4, 8pm, AJOE

International music night

Rèd

by Fabienne Orain Chomaud

Presented by director Fabienne Orain Chomaud

(France, 2023, French, 26 min)

Ahi Na Ma – Lindigo à Cuba

by Laurent Benhamou & Valentin Langlois

presented by director Laurent Benhamou

(France, 2018, music documentary, French/Creole/Spanish, 53 minutes)

• Vendredi 5 mai, 10h, Théâtre du Paradis

Two documentaries by Emile Romney about “kaz kreol.”

presented by director/architect Emile Romney

Sonjé sé kaz la…..on driv avè Pascal Foy

(Don’t Forget The “Kaz”…..a drive with Pascal Foy)

(Guadeloupe, 2021, French, 15’55”)

KAZ…..on lèspwi pou dèmen

(KAZ… an inspiration for tomorrow)

(Guadeloupe, 2021, French, 19’59”)

• Friday, May 5, 8pm, AJOE

“ Sauce chien” party

L’âme du couteau-chien

by Barcha Bauer

presented by director Barcha Bauer

(France, 2023, documentary, French, 52 minutes)

• Saturday, May 6, 2:30pm, Théâtre du Paradis

George Tarer, un siècle à aimer

by Steve James

presented by director Steve James & writer Stephanie James

(Guadeloupe, 2019, French, 60 minutes)

• Saturday, May 6, 8pm, AJOE

Closing night

Jazz Fest : A New Orleans Story

by Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern

(USA, 2022, music documentary, English, 1h 35 min)