HOME Again, a film depicting the challenges faced by individuals after deportation to Jamaica could have easily been a local production had the Government not snubbed approaches by writer/co-producer Jennifer Holness.
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| Jamaican-born Canadian Jennifer Holness, writer/coproducer of the film Home Again |
Shot in Trinidad and Tobago, the film had its Jamaican premiere at the Carib 5 Cinema in Cross Roads, St Andrew last night. Yesterday, Holness, a Jamaican-born Canadian producer, told the weekly Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange of the obstacles she and her team encountered in getting the Jamaican Government on board to ensure the production was done locally.
Holness said, with the help of the film commission (an arm of Jamaica Promotions — Jampro), she tried to tie down meetings with several Government officials, but to no avail. "The film commission really, really tried to set up meetings, but it didn't happen. We never ever had a conversation," said Holness. Read more...
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