Conch Shell International Film Fest

Presented by New York City-Based 501(c)(3), Conch Shell Productions, Inc, CSIFF's goal is to infuse unique Caribbean Diaspora and Caribbean filmmaker voices into the American film industry.

CSIFF is a festival that empowers Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora artists and spotlights television and film content created by and for people of diverse Caribbean descent. Our festival brings together fans of Caribbean culture with industry experts and creatives from around the world for screenings, enlightening panels, post-screening artist chats, and valuable networking opportunities.

Join us as we CELEBRATE Caribbean and Caribbean diaspora stories.

CSIFF + KARUKERAMENT: CARIBBEAN CINEMA THEN & NOW

CSIFF+Karukerament: Caribbean Cinema - Then & Now: Final Episode

Join co-hosts Magaly Colimon-Christopher (CSP Artist Chat) and Maëlla Kancel (Karukerament Podcast) for the final episode of our four-part series exploring the past, present, and future of Caribbean cinema.

This season finale features:

Gabri Christa — Curaçaoan-American filmmaker, choreographer, and multidisciplinary artist

Yannick Rosine — Guadeloupean producer, screenwriter, and director

Caribbean Cinema Ecosystem Development Discussion

In this special CSIFF + Karukerament, Magaly Colimon-Christopher and Maëlla Kancel welcome British Virgin Islands Film Commissioner Natalie O. Hodge to discuss the future of Caribbean cinema.

Together, they explore building sustainable film industries, supporting emerging filmmakers, strengthening regional collaboration, expanding global visibility, and the vital role film festivals, media, and film commissions play in advancing Caribbean and Caribbean diaspora storytelling worldwide.

Cinema, identity, history, and representation.

With Spanish subtitles.

(Visit our Youtube channel for French & English subtitle versions)

Featuring special guests:

Rachel Moseley-Wood Senior Lecturer in the Department of Literatures in English at The University of the West Indies, Mona. She is the author of Show Us as We Are: Place, Nation and Identity in Jamaican Film and has published extensively on Anglophone Caribbean film, cinema culture, and moviegoing.

Guillaume Robillard Adjunct Lecturer at the Université des Antilles with a PhD in Film Studies from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He is the author of two books on French Caribbean cinema: Conquête de l’espace et du temps : le cinéma antillais and Un cinéma décolonial : les personnages du cinéma antillais.

This conversation explores: Caribbean cinema and national identity; decolonial storytelling and representation; film history, memory, and audience engagement; how Caribbean cinema continues to evolve on the global stage.

From Memory to Movement

Conch Shell International Film Fest x Karukerament Podcast: a CSP Artist Chat Special Edition Series

Guest Artists:

Hans Augustave (Nwa — CSIFF 2024 Award Nominee)

Jacquil Constant (Haiti Is a Nation of Artists— CSIFF 2024 Special Screening)

Calyx Passailaigue (Zeen— CSIFF 2024 Award Nominee)

Moderated by Magaly Colimon-Christopher (CSP Artist Chat) Maëlla Kancel (Karukerament Podcast)

This conversation bridges generations of Caribbean storytelling.

This is how we document our cinematic history. This is how we build the future.