Name: Neo-Carib Visions: Film Screening and Conversation
Start: 2025-01-11T13:00
End: 2025-01-11T14:30
Location: Theater 3

Lecture/panel

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Held on Sat, Jan 11, 1:00–2:30 p.m.

MoMA, Mezzanine, Theater 3

The Celeste Bartos Theater

Still from Miss Doc. 2024. USA. Directed by Yelaine Rodriguez. Courtesy the filmmaker

Join us for a screening and panel conversation featuring five contemporary Caribbean filmmakers, presented as part of FORGOTTEN LANDS and Creativity Lab: Making Space for Belonging. This one-day program highlights the transformative power of new media and authentic storytelling through a curated selection of Caribbean short films. This offers audiences a unique opportunity to connect directly with the filmmakers and explore their creative processes. Don’t miss this intimate experience celebrating the voices reshaping Caribbean storytelling.

This 90-minute, in-person program is free. This workshop takes place in person at MoMA. Preregistration is required.

Featured filmmakers:

Yelaine Rodriguez is an Afro-Dominican artist and scholar based in the United States. Specializing in wearable art and sculptures, she documents her work through photography and video performance, exploring Afro-spiritual practices and the interplay of architectural and ancestral memory. Her work examines connections between the Caribbean and the US. Rodriguez earned a BFA in fashion design from Parsons in 2013 and an MA in Latin American and Caribbean studies with a museum studies concentration from NYU in 2021. She is currently pursuing a PhD in performance studies at Northwestern University.

Ron Brodie is a culturally attuned creative/filmmaker who incorporates his bicultural Jamaican American heritage into his work, and has a portfolio spanning content series, short films, commercials, music videos, and branded content. Ron has helmed projects for major television networks such as Discovery, HBO, NBC, and Viacom. In 2021, Ron co-created, directed, and executive produced Driver Radio: Jamaica, a Web series first commissioned by PBS, which he eventually negotiated to reach syndication across the country and through broadcast partnerships worldwide. Ron currently resides in Brooklyn, NY, and has a vibrant career in commercial directing.

Don Brodie is a first-generation Jamaican American lens-based artist. He studied at Howard University and earned a photography degree from Parsons School of Design. Don captures cultural narratives through light and motion, evoking texture and emotion often absent in traditional frames. His work appears in publications including Dazed & Confused, Office, Citizen, and the New York Times, and on PBS and Bloomberg Businessweek. In addition to being the co-creator, director, and executive producer of Driver Radio: Jamaica, he also cofounded FORGOTTEN LANDS, an independent publisher celebrating authentic Caribbean art, culture, and dialogue.

Doug Segars is a self-taught photographer and filmmaker based in Brooklyn with over a decade of experience capturing authentic and human-centered stories. His work includes photographing icons like Naomi Campbell and SZA, contributing to the New York Times, and creating campaigns for brands like Nike and Beats by Dre. His directorial debut, Cruzan Cowboys, premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, highlighting the horseback riding community in St. Croix. Currently, he is working on a documentary about Chuck Stewart, whose photography immortalized jazz legends.

Casiano Hamer is an African American/Cuban American writer/director based in NYC with an MFA in film/TV from NYU. While at NYU, he facilitated opportunities for aspiring filmmakers at the NYU Production Lab, coordinated mentorships, and supported underrepresented students as the department’s IDBEA coordinator. He now works with Black and Latin communities as a program coordinator for Pace University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs. Hamer’s films explore cultural complexities through personal storytelling, uplifting his community. His work has been featured on NoBudge, Hulu, and in global festivals. He aims to empower marginalized artists and reshape the industry through filmmaking and community organizing.

Accessibility

Assisted listening capabilities available
This theater is equipped with an induction loop that transmits directly to hearing aids with T-coils.

Sign language interpretation available
The nearest all-gender restroom is located in the Cullman Mezzanine.

Wheelchair accessible seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information on accessibility at MoMA please visit moma.org/visit/accessibility.

The Adobe Foundation is proud to support equity, learning, and creativity at MoMA.

Major funding is provided by the Agnes Gund Education Endowment Fund for Public Programs, the Jeanne Thayer Young Scholars Fund, and the Annual Education Fund.

This event accompanies Otobong Nkanga: Cadence and Creativity Lab: Making Space for Belonging.

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