SUGAR
Florida Premiere
Country: Jamaica
Language: English, Jamaican Patois
Running Time: 18min
Film Year: 2016
Category: Shorts
A young black Jamaican girl from the underclass and on the brink of womanhood works at a Jamaican resort where she witnesses tourists’ affluence on a daily basis. As the de facto breadwinner for her very large family, she faces a crisis of conscience when a tourist couple seems to be the answer to her financial predicament.
SUGAR screens with CARGO.
SHOWTIMES
Sunday March 5th @ 6:00pm REGAL 17 Add to Schedule
credits
Director: Michelle Serieux
Producer: Sarah Manley, Laurie Parker
Screenwriter: Sharon Leach
Executive Producer: Michelle Serieux, Sharon Leach
Music: Nick Gerhling
Cinematographer: Gareth Cobran
Editor: George Port
Michelle Serieux
Michelle Serieux is a storyteller from the Caribbean, born and raised in St Lucia and currently residing in Jamaica who considers the entire region her creative playground. She works in fiction, non-fiction, performance and new media arts.
