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)
