Caribbean short films, Canadian documentary for Spectrum next week

Painting the Spectrum 12, SASOD’s annual film festival continues next Tuesday, June 21, at the Dutch Bottle Café, located at 10 North Road, Bourda in Georgetown, with two short films, Transgender: Back to Jamaica and Antiman.

According to a press release, Transgender: Back to Jamaica records the journey of two transgender friends, Steffan and Romario, both living in the UK, who travel back to Jamaica to reveal their new identities to their families. Despite the potential risks and not knowing how their relatives will react, the friends are determined to be open about who they are.

Meanwhile, Antiman, which is set in Guyana, tells the story of a young boy challenged to