Saturday 14 March
Screening
This screening will be held at the Camana Bay Cinema.
The screening will run from 1:00PM - 9:00PM with three brief intermissions.
Screening Schedule
Block 1
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Runtime: 24:27
Year Released: 2025
Genre: Documentary (Historical)
Rating: PG-6 (Parental Guidance 6. Adults must accompany under 6s)
Content Warning: N/A
Description:
For 60 years, the Compass has told Cayman’s story. Now, it’s telling its own. From the inception of Cayman’s newspaper of record in 1965 to becoming the region’s first and only omnichannel media company, this documentary traces the history of Compass Media amid a rapidly changing global media landscape.
Told through the voices of those who lived it and those carrying its legacy into the future, viewers get an intimate behind-the-scenes look at Compass over the years.
Compass team members past and present give firsthand accounts of how they navigated technological advancements, natural disasters and global pandemics, while documenting era-defining moments in Cayman’s history.
Brought to you by:
Compass MediaProducer - Joanna Barwick | Editor - Daniel Mendoza | Cinematographer - Taneos Ramsay
Location Assistant - Shano Evans | Graphics - David Rock | Archivist - Ivan Burges
Master Control - Leonard Stewart | Programming Director - Debert Dawes | Operations Manager - Stephon Johnson | Compass Media Executives: Tripp Donnelly, Richard O’Carroll, Tammi Sulliman
Special Thanks: To all who generously shared their stories and participated in interviews
And to Compass team members past and present.
Runtime: 3:59
Year Released: 2023
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG-6 (Parental Guidance 6. Adults must accompany under 6s.)
Content Warning: Mild Distress
Description:
Paradise Lost is a documentary about an overseas student returning to their ever-changing home, only to find it unrecognizable. Caught between two worlds, they navigate through this liminal space, torn between leaving or staying. With rising living costs and a shifting culture, they struggle to find where they belong in a place that no longer feels like home. A reality that many Caymanian overseas students face.
Written, Narrated & Produced by Gabriella King.
Runtime: 1:13
Year Released: 2024
Genre: Visual Poem
Rating: A (All Audiences. All ages admitted)
Content Warning: N/A
Description:
SOUL'D OUT is a visually striking and thought-provoking short film that explores the tension between progress and preservation in the Cayman Islands. Through evocative imagery and poetic narration, the film questions whether the soul of the island is being sold off piece by piece or if a new legacy is being forged. It challenges viewers to reflect on the cost of development, the displacement of local culture, and the true value of home.
The film embodies liminality by capturing the Cayman Islands in a state of transition, caught between its rich heritage and an uncertain future shaped by commercial interests. It also evokes catharsis as it urges viewers to confront uncomfortable truths about loss, identity, and agency, ultimately leaving them with a renewed sense of responsibility and connection to their homeland.
Cast & Crew:
Actress: Georgina Kerford
Directed by: Shemila Eden
DP & Editor: Bruce Gordon
AD: Mari-Abe Hudson
Makeup & Hair: Sandra Milanes
BTS Camera Op: Joshua McField
Voice Actor: Daphnie Frederick
Poem written by: Bruce Gordon
Location: Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park
Runtime: 3:51
Genre: Music Video
Rating: A (All Audiences. All ages admitted.)
Content Warning: N/A
Description:
Music Video for Original Song by Caymanian Artist Phoenix Singh (now 13) 11 years old at time of filming.
Runtime: 2:22
Year Released: 2026
Genre: Visual Poem
Rating: A (All Audiences. All ages admitted.)
Content Warning: N/A
Description:
A visual poem about memories and accepting change.
Director: Joel A Lawson
Cast: Al Ebanks
Runtime: 1:17:22
Year Released: 2025
Genre: Recording of Live Storytelling Event
Rating: PG-6 (Parental Guidance 6. Adult must accompany under 6s.)
Content Warning: Brief, Discreet Sex References/Innuendo, Potentially Scary Themes/Language
Description:
Gimistory is the Cayman Islands’ annual international storytelling festival, celebrating oral tradition, folklore, music, culture, and community connection.
A highly-anticipated festival highlight, Duppy Night shifts into ghost stories, supernatural folklore, and spooky fun - all delivered with cultural pride and theatrical flair at the historic Pedro St. James Castle.
Block 2
3:30PM - 5:30PM
Runtime: 4:45
Year Released: 2024
Genre: Superheroes, Action/Adventure
Rating: M-13 (Mature 13. Adults must accompany under 13s.)
Content Warning: Threat, Mild Violence.
Description:
When a young boy, Henry Miller, loses his parents in a snowstorm, he journeys through life until he finds himself in New York and a place to stay under the wing of the legendary Alexander Graham Bell, Coco Chanel-Bell, and their son, Oscar Graham Bell. One day, he becomes the test subject of Alexander Graham Bell’s highly classified, high-risk, mysterious formula, but when the experiment’s effects manifest, it grants him extraordinary abilities. His powers are immediately tested when he confronts a violent, hardened thug who triggers memories of his childhood trauma while attempting to mug a local businesswoman, Stacey, in a back alley thousands of feet below the Bell family's penthouse. Will he let history repeat itself?
CAST:
Henry Miller/AwesomeMan: Asher Lopez
Thug: George Lewis
Stacey: Gweneth Stabler
Young Henry: Courtney Platt III
Young Bully: Leland Scott
CREW:
Director: Asher Lopez
Executive Producer: Marcus Cumber
Producers: Badir Awe, Yolande Lopez, Alec Lopez
Screenplay: Asher Lopez
Director of Photography: Tom Blake
Choreographer: Alec Lopez
Production Designer: Steff McDermot
Art Assistants: Renee Eccleston, Shekirah Ebanks, Gabriel McDermot, Archie Reid, Stefan Langlois, Deandre Scott
Hair and Makeup: Lisa Evans
Hair and makeup Assistant: Jaide Dixon
Gaffer: Antonia Angel
Gaffer Assistant: Joshua McField, Juan Pablo Valero
Assistant Camera: Celem Deegan
Poster Photographer: Wil Bignal
BTS Photographer: Wil Bignal, Courtney Platt II
BTS Videographer: Joel Lawson
Sound: Mark Chen, Brett McTaggart
Production Assistant: Adrian Powery, Sophie Superfine, Alison Legras
Visual Effects: Roshana Delwala
Supportive Kid Actors Parents:
Angela Scott
Courtney Platt II
Veronica Balboa Platt
Special Thanks to Our Kind Sponsors:
Marcus Cumber - Monetary Sponsor
Yolande Lopez - Monetary Sponsor
Aldo Bertagna - Monetary Sponsor
Laurent Fresard - Awesome Productions
Hampton Inn - Hotel Room, Bell Family Residence/Henry's Room
Chris Kirkconnell - Cardinall Avenue, Alleyway
Dawn Eaton - Cayman International School, Flashback
Marshalls - Rental Car
Marvin Security - Thug's jacket
Allison Olarou - Monetary Sponsorship
The Academy - Crashmat
Lizzette Yearwood - Offset Table's and Chair's
Peter "Maro" Maragh - Macro lens
Runtime: 37:09
Year Released: 2026
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG-6 (Parental Guidance 6. Adults must accompany under 6s.)
Description:
Born from the imagination of ten-year-old Asher Lopez, who first brought his fictional superhero, AwesomeMan, to life through a single drawing and a mini iPad trailer, this documentary follows the extraordinary decade-long journey from childhood creativity to international recognition. The film culminates in Asher’s win for ‘Best Actor’ at the 2025 Ardélion International Indie Film and Screenplay Festival Awards Gala in Austria, achieved against considerable odds: growing up on a small Caribbean island with limited access to film education, funding, and local industry infrastructure, where professional filmmaking often requires seeking opportunities abroad.
Looking ahead, Asher will be pursuing funding for a feature-length AwesomeMan film and beginning to build the blockbuster Lopez Cinematic Universe, a superhero media franchise with global ambitions, the early foundation of a dream far greater than himself. AwesomeMan's Int'l Festival Success: Won 'Best Actor, "Top 3 in its Category' plus 'Honorable Mention', 'Honorable Mention', 'Selected', 'Selected'.
Runtime: 6:43
Year Released: 2023
Genre: Drama
Rating: M-6 (Mature 6. Adults must accompany under 6s.)
Content Warning: Emotional/Potentially Triggering Scenes
Description:
Set in Grand Cayman in 2004, Grace (Sasha Lane) finds herself acting as Mom and Dad when her husband prioritizes his political campaign over their family's needs. Unwilling to sour her daughter's opinion of him, Grace navigates the fragility of parenting in a tumultuous climate as an unexpected danger descends upon them.
Writer - Jazz Pitcairn
Director - Jazz Pitcairn
Cast - Sasha Lane and Tru Thompson
DP - Gabrielle Blackwood
Producers - Badir Awe, Brittany Kelly, Frank E Flowers, Jazz Pitcairn
Runtime: 8:00
Year Released: 2023
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG-6 (Parental Guidance 6. Adults must accompany under 6s. )
Content Warning: Adult Discussions, Brief Alcohol Consumption.
Description:
Behind the Scenes look at the making of Ivan the Short Film
Director: Rhian Campbell
Runtime: 14:02
Year Released: 2017
Genre: Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Rating: M-13 (Mature 13. Adults must accompany under 13s.)
Content Warning: Brief Smoking/Tobacco-Related Imagery, Mild Consumption of Alcohol/Alcohol Imagery, Dangerous Behaviour, Very Mild Bad Language, Brief Nudity (Non Sexual), Sensuality, Discreet Sexual Activity.
Description:
TOCSIN is a short film about a young musician, who travels to a remote island studio in search of inspiration. While attempting to overcome his creative block, he discovers a much darker secret hidden within the shallows.
Crew:
Frank E. Flowers - Writer & Director
Badir Awe - Producer
Frankie Flowers Sr. - Executive Producer
Frank E. Flowers - Producer
Garrett Hedlund - Producer
Brittany Suzanne Kelly - Producer
Samuel Lancaster - Producer
Chris Ward - ProducerCast:
Garrett Hedlund
Margaux Maes
Juno TempleShane Allenger
Chad Bodden
Runtime: 11:44
Year Released: 2018
Genre: Documentary, Behind the Scenes
Rating: PG-6 (Parental Guidance 6. Adults must accompany under 6.)
Content Warning: Brief Alcohol Consumption/Imagery, Sensuality, Brief Moment of Threat.
Description:
Take a behind the scenes look at Tocsin, a short film Directed by Frank E Flowers in 2016. At the time, his first narrative film shot in Cayman since Haven.
Directed by: Brittany Suzanne Kelly
BTS Footage Shot By: Matthew Levy & Davi Cottrell
Interviews Shot by: Samuel Lancaster
Runtime: 6:00
Year Released: 2026
Genre: Silent Experimental Art-House Short Film
Rating: PG-6 (Parental Guidance 6. Adults must accompany under 6s.)
Content Warning: Mild distress.
Description:
On the eve of her Cayman Islands wedding, a bride falls asleep in a Bluetooth iBonnet that promises control. Her dream turns the schedule to static as routes reroute and perfection collapses. Guided by alerts that sound like prayer, she is pulled through landmarks, Carnival heat, steel pan, and ocean until the island rewrites the day. She wakes at dawn unprepared, and newly free.
Cast:
Treveen Stewart - The Bride
Meliqua Shaw - Bridesmaid
Tigerlily Hill - Hairstylist
Amani Shaw - DriverTrue Thompson - Younger Bride
Taryn Thompson - Woman Spilling DrinkCrew:
Written and Directed by Anissa Marie Folley
Executive Producers - Ty Baisden, Tigerlily Hill, Treveen Stewart
Producer - Henrii Coleman
Director of Photography - Stephan Cotterell
Underwater Photography - CaymanJason
Composer - Maurice The Maurtian
Key Grip - Tyler Nigel Coe
Wardrobe - Tigerlily Hill
Props - Omar (AL Thompson)
Hair - Tigerlily Hill
Makeup - Treveen Stewart
Featured Instrumentalist (Steel Pan) - Olujimi La PierreProduction Assistants - Jean Pierre Stewart, Amani Shaw, Antonio Stewart
Carnival Coordinator - Mousie (Yvonne McField)A brief Q&A session with the St. Cayman team about the production of their short film.
Block 3
4:15PM - 5:00PM
Runtime: 8:44
Year Released: 2026
Genre: Drama
Rating: M-13 (Mature 13. Adults must accompany under 13s.)
Content Warning: Mental Health Theme, Depictions of Mental Illness
Description:
Niko, a young man living with schizophrenia, as his internal battles quietly disrupt friendships and a budding romance. Through patience and empathy, the film reveals that understanding doesn’t come from fixing someone — but from truly seeing them. ADDITIONAL: Hope you guys enjoyed, this film meant a lot to me due to the schizophrenic symptoms that I experience daily. I wanted to make a film about it.
Director-Elihandro Bodden
Co-Director-Patrick Connolly
Writer-Elihandro Bodden
Producer-Elihandro Bodden
Audio Crew-Dante Thompson, Jerrin Carter
Camera crew-Patrick Connolly, Deandre Scott
Cast:
Niko-Elihandro Bodden
Gerald-Henri Morineau
Madison-Giji Alex
Cassidy-Sue Ecroyd
Runtime: 3:58
Year Released: 2026
Genre: Experimental, Visual Poem
Rating: M-13. (Mature 13. Adults must accompany under 13s.)
Content Warning: Mental Health Theme, References to Depression
Description:
An international student struggling with high-functioning depression attempts to mask her real feelings away from the world.
Written, Narrated and Produced by Gabriella King
Runtime: 28:02
Year Released: 2021
Genre: Drama
Rating: M-13. (Mature 13. Adults must accompany under 13s.)
Content Warning: Brief Instance of Blood, Short Impressions of Violent Behaviour
Description:
When a pushy real estate agent lists the lot next door, a restaurant owner must stall for time to keep his secret from coming to light.
Writer / Director: Susan Howe
Producer / Film Crew: Malcolm Ellis
Key Cast: Keith McCarthy, Juliet Austin, Jose Armando Zambrano, Michael McLaughlin
Runtime: 14:00
Year Released: 2019
Genre: Drama, Horror, Psychological Horror
Rating: M-18 (Mature 18. Adults must accompany under 18s.)
Content Warning: Suicide, Violence, Threat, Psychological Horror, Sex References/Behaviour, Intense/Potentially Triggering Scenes, Mental Health Theme
Description:
When former writer, Greyson Michaelson, is contacted by the Suicide Survivors Association to write a speech, she uses the opportunity to move beyond her painful past. However as she becomes consumed by her writing, she discovers a new, darker side to her girlfriend and, ultimately, herself.
Written and Directed by:
Heather HarrisProduced by:
Adam Makary
Kaitlyn BerryExecutive Producers:
Elaine Harris
Heather Harris
Cast:
Greyson - Kat Fairaway
Grace - Paige Herschell
Paul - Patrick McCarthyDirector of Photography:
Xiaowen LiProduction Designer:
Mollie WartelleEdited by:
Jeremy Deneau
Rommel VillaOriginal Music Composed by:
Jesper AnkarfeldtSound Design by:
Jiaqing Audrey GuFirst Assistant Director:
Bader Al ShuaibA 30-minute Q&A with CRUSH Filmmaker Heather Harris & A FULL BUCK MOON Filmmakers Malcolm Ellis & Susan Howe.
Runtime: 9:44
Year Released: 2025
Genre: Drama, Romance
Rating: M-13 (Mature 13. Adults must accompany under 13s.)
Content Warning: Brief Strong Language, Sensuality/Very Mild Sex References.
Description:
After graduating from an international boarding school, Seraphina and Elliot drift apart as distance, time zones, and a painful misunderstanding turn a once-promising friendship into silence. Elliot believes their story has ended, until years later, a spontaneous road trip brings them back together. As old memories resurface and unexpected feelings emerge, Seraphina begins to see Elliot in a new light. But with continents between them, conflicting futures ahead, and the weight of past doubts lingering, they’re forced to decide if love is worth pursuing when the timing never seems right.
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY:
Ayanna Davis-EdenSTARRING:
Victoria M. Davidson
as Seraphina Grant
Ty'Ree Hope Davis
as Elliot SmithDIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Vivienne SmithASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Ryland ColemanSOUND MIXING BY
Taylor HillBOOM OPERATORS
Nyla Scott
Elijah ChristieEDITING BY
Nyla Scott
Taylor Hill
Ayanna Davis-EdenCOLOR GRADING BY
Vivienne SmithMUSIC BY
Ayanna Davis-EdenEQUIPMENT MANAGERS
Lena Blondell
Omari FergusonCASTING BY
Nyla Scott
Ayanna Davis-Eden
Runtime: 3:13
Year Released: 2026
Genre: Music Video
Rating: A (All Audiences. All Ages Admitted)
Content Warning: N/A
Description:
PREMIERE of Jason JG Gilbert's music video for song about taking a break from the hardship and stress of life to have a moment to just enjoy being alive.
Written by: Jason JG Gilbert
Producers: Jason JG Gilbert, Charlotte Jackson
Directors: Jason JG Gilbert, Charlotte JacksonEditor: Jason JG Gilbert
Cast: Skorch Bun It
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Runtime: 22:31
Year Released: 2026
Genre: Indie, Drama, Musical Film, Visual Album
Rating: N-C (No Children Allowed. Adults only 18+).
Content Warning: Nudity Throughout, Strong/Sexual Language, Mature Themes
Description:
What does it look like when the earth mother has to be reborn? A world that disregarded her she now washes ashore the motherland new, learning herself, her children and her world all over again.
AZÉ combines the vision of a Caribbean femme artist with the surrealism of the Namibian landscapes, intertwining cultures through the elements and astrological mappings.
ARTIST/ACTOR/ Creator of the AZÉ Album
Cassianne LawrencePRODUCERS
Phoenix Chase-Meares
Salma El Shami
Ericke Tjiueza
Kevin PerestreloDIRECTOR
Phoenix Chase-MearesDIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Kai Chase-MearesAC - Salma El Shami & Kevin Perestrelo
COSTUME DESIGN
Don Aretino ( water dress ) / PhoenixPRODUCTION ASSISTANT
MUA Issy Jameson & Phoenix
FIXER - KATIMA Morris Sililo
JEWELERY Zan hyang
EDITOR Issy Jameson
DRIVER / PA Alfa Sililo
SET DESIGN Phoenix Chase-Maeres