‘Fi Wi’ short film competition is down to 15 finalists
Shemar-Leslie Louisy / Our Today
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) FI WI Short Film Competition, which required entrants to create short films by interpreting Jamaican proverbs, has narrowed to 15 finalists.
The Competition was open to young Jamaicans 12 to 18 years old, and first-time filmmakers.
Competition finalist Amoy Smith, the filmmaker for Batty and Chamber, shared with Our Today her experiences in the competition so far.
The proverb she chose was “nuh mek yuh lef han kno wah yuh right han ah do”.
Batty and Chamber is a short story about betrayal between two friends while job hunting.
“I got the inspiration from a class I was in, the lecturer told us to be careful about who you trust, not all people will mean good for you, and that always stayed with me.”
Amoy Smith, finalist of The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Fi Wi Short Film Competition
“I asked two of my friends to star in the film with me – Radika Myers and Amanda Harris – and I definitely couldn’t have done it without them,” she continued.
“I’ve always wanted to be a film maker, Jamaica is so rich and unique with its culture and I love seeing people tap into it and find ways to use it to express themselves. My dream is to produce content that can promote Jamaican culture in a way where people can be entertained and educated,” said Smith.
Smith names Storm Saulter and her friend Lee-San Gayle as her biggest inspirations.
“I am in love with how he (Storm Saulters) captures Jamaicanness in Better Mus Come, and his music videos,” she said.
“Lee-San mentored me and was the first person to introduce me to what its like create a film and there’s also people like Ava DuVernay, Jordan Peele and Issa Rae who inspire me,” she continued.
The other finalists are available on the JCDC Jamaica YouTube channel.
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