Director, Playwright and Author of several short films and books about the Caribbean, Michael Gilkes, explains the inspiration for the short film “Maira and the Jaguar People: A Story from the Guyana Rain Forest.” Gilkes explained that the film is based upon the story of a young girl who happens upon a jaguar while exploring the rainforest with her brothers. The event was an introduction to the short film on Thursday, February 21 at Moray House.
Penelope Hynam, the film’s Producer explains that the idea to create a film series, or which ‘Maira and the Jaguar People’ will be a part, was borne after she attended a Film Festival in Barbados two years ago. Hynam expressed her surprise and delight at the volume of “wonderful” short films that were featured by Caribbean directors and writers.
The attendees at Moray House for the Moray House Trust short film introduction of `Maira & The Jaguar People: A Story from the Guyana Rain Forest’included well known members of the film fraternity, Francis Quamina Farrier, Dr. Paloma Mohamed and several others.
