FRIDAY DAY PASS

SHE CREATES WORLDS: CELEBRATING WOMEN IN CINEMA

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 | BUEI

DAY PASS: $95

Spend Friday at the Bermuda Black Film Weekend with your girlfriends or someone special, celebrating the extraordinary range of stories created by and centred on women across the Black diaspora.

From artists and comedians to stories of love, migration, grief, memory and homecoming, Friday brings together narrative and documentary cinema with filmmakers and industry voices from Bermuda, the Caribbean, the United States and beyond.

She Creates Worlds Friday Day Pass includes all Friday screening blocks, the Signature Conversation, and the special evening presentation Jamaica, Land I Love

Film • Culture • Connection • Community

FRIDAY | 9:30 AM–11:30 AM

WOMEN WHO CREATE WORLDS

INDIVIDUAL BLOCK TICKET: $30

Three films celebrate Black women creating space for themselves and others through comedy, art, education and cultural expression.

HOMEGIRLS IN OUTER SPACE

Director: Ben Guest
Country: United States
Genre: Documentary Short | Runtime: 11:34

Two Black women from South Central Los Angeles form an improv duo and compete for a coveted comedy residency.

WALLS OF INSPIRATION: WHERE CULTURAL MEMORY BECOMES LIVING LEGACY

Director: Dan Egan
Country: Bermuda / United States
Genre: Documentary Short | Runtime: 5:55

Synopsis: Murals become living monuments to cultural memory, including Bermuda's public art honouring football legends and the work of Bermudian artist Barbara Dillas.

A LIFE IN ART: THROUGH THE EYE OF DR. LESLIE KING HAMMOND

Directors: Ben Baker-Lee & Rassaan Hammond
Country: United States
Genre: Documentary Feature | Runtime: 1:19:17

A portrait of Dr. Leslie King Hammond and her influential work as an art historian, educator, curator, artist and advocate for greater inclusion in the arts.

Included in the She Creates Worlds Friday Day Pass and BBFW All Access Festival Pass.

FRIDAY | 12:30 PM–2:30 PM

THE STORIES WE CARRY

INDIVIDUAL BLOCK TICKET: $30

Three narrative films explore relationships, choices, conflict, and the experiences that shape the stories we carry with us.

QUEEN

Director: B. Monét
Country: United States
Genre: Narrative Short | Runtime: 12:19

Synopsis: A teenage girl uses her gift of rap to confront her deepest, darkest secrets.

THE COST

Director: Kaye Singleton
Country: United States
Genre: Narrative Short | Runtime: approximately 13:54

Synopsis: A devoted couple, struggling to make ends meet, reach their breaking point when one finds out the other has been keeping a disturbing secret that could potentially upend their whole family, and life as they know it.

A CHRISTMAS CONFLICT

Director: Tangi Miller
Country: United States
Genre: Narrative Feature | Runtime: 1:17:00

Synopsis: Maya, a Christian, and Jamal, a Muslim, are deeply in love and ready to celebrate their first holiday season as a married couple. However, what begins as a simple discussion over holiday decorations quickly exposes deep-seated tensions regarding faith, identity, and family expectations. As pressure mounts, Maya and Jamal are forced to confront the core values of their beliefs. Christmas Conflict is a heartwarming exploration of an interfaith family discovering whether compromise, respect, and unconditional love are enough to build a shared future.

Included in the She Creates Worlds Friday Day Pass and BBFW All Access Festival Pass.

FRIDAY | 2:30 PM–3:30 PM

SIGNATURE CONVERSATION

BLACK WOMEN SHAPING STORY, CULTURE & CINEMA

A signature Bermuda Black Film Weekend conversation bringing together women working across film, television and the creative industries for a candid discussion about storytelling, representation, collaboration, opportunity and building sustainable creative careers across borders.

No separate ticket required. Seating is available on a first-come, space-available basis. Festival ticket and pass holders receive priority admission.

FRIDAY | 4:00 PM–5:40 PM

HOMECOMING: MEMORY, LOSS & BELONGING

INDIVIDUAL BLOCK TICKET: $30

Two films journey across Guadeloupe and Jamaica to explore memory, migration, grief, belonging, and what it means to return to a place, a history, or a part of ourselves.

ASHES DAY

Director: Amingo Thora
Country: France / Guadeloupe
Genre: Narrative Short | Runtime: 28:24

Synopsis: In 1976 Martinique, Liéna returns from metropolitan France with her younger sister's body, confronting grief, migration and family.

GREEN HILLS

Director: Jessica Olivia Neill
Country: Jamaica / United Kingdom
Genre: Documentary | Runtime: 51:38

Synopsis: Two siblings return to their childhood home in Jamaica after decades in England, exploring memory, migration, belonging, love and grief.

Included in the She Creates Worlds Friday Day Pass and BBFW All Access Festival Pass.

FRIDAY | 6:00 PM–9:00 PM

JAMAICA, LAND I LOVE

FILM • CULTURE • CONNECTION • COMMUNITY

INDIVIDUAL TICKET: $40

An evening celebrating Jamaica through film, culture, and conversation while supporting the island and its communities.

Through two powerful documentaries, Jamaica, Land I Love explores the fight to protect Jamaica's coastline and introduces audiences to an extraordinary woman whose life has been dedicated to justice, community, and service.

BEACH INNA BONDAGE: THE FIGHT FOR JAMAICA'S COASTLINE

Directors: Emiel Martens & Elsie Vermeer
Country: Jamaica / Netherlands
Genre: Documentary Short | Runtime: 29:59

Synopsis: A documentary examining Jamaica's shrinking public beach access and the struggle against the privatization of the island's coastline.

MISS JOBSON

Director: Amanda Sans Pantling
Country: Jamaica / Spain
Genre: Documentary Feature | Runtime: 1:20:00

Synopsis: An intimate portrait of Rasta lawyer Diane Jobson, her work for Jamaica's underserved communities, and her reflections on justice, ageing, friendship and purpose.

OPEN CONVERSATION

The films will be followed by an open conversation with visiting filmmakers and industry guests. No separate conversation ticket is required. Seating is available on a first-come, space-available basis.

*Part proceeds will support Jamaican Hurricane Relief with the Jamaican Association of Bermuda and Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM).

Included in the She Creates Worlds Friday Day Pass and BBFW All Access Festival Pass.