Karen Martinez, originally from Trinidad, has produced and directed several documentaries for TV, including “Kaiso for July 27” and “Chutney Soca” and is currently woking on a documentary about ex-Slits guitarist, Viv Albertine.
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Andy Lambert, has made many documentaries for television as well as having over 10 years experience directing TV commercials for clients such as Nike, Nokia, Guinness, Honda, Fiat, Three and Revels. Check out his showreel here.
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RIPOSTE PICTURES is a new production company based in Kentish Town, London, founded by Karen Martinez and Andy Lambert.

We make documentaries and comedy and currently have several projects in various stages of development. More news soon...

Trafficeked Women Theatre

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Odanadi UK commissioned us to make a second promo for the MARGINAL VOICES theatre project. We are now planning a full-length documentary which will follow these trafficked women as they prepare to put on a full-scale stage play.

trafficked women theatre

Here's our original short film MARGINAL VOICES for the charity Odanadi UK that works with trafficked women, helping them to get back on their feet using groundbreaking theatre techniques. Selected for the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival, October 2011.

No dialogue


Check out our MUTE project, a series of funny , dialogue-free, existential snacks. Filmed in London, Barcelona and Lisbon.

Karen Martinez has assembled an impressive team for Riposte Picture's new project DREAMS IN TRANSIT, a poetic look at the complex relationship a migrant has with her homeland. Acclaimed composer Dominique Le Gendre will provide the score, Trinidadian poet Vahni Capildeo is set to write a lyrical narration and Caribbean Contemporary Arts founder, Charlotte Elias, will produce. Aiming to shoot in 2012.


And here's a fun one-minute sketch featuring Trinidadian Cyprian De Coteau that Karen shot while she's been researching "Dreams In Transit". With music from the beautiful "Rio Manzanare" suite by "DiT"-collaborator Dominique Le Gendre

Chutney in yuh Soca


Old but gold! We've made available two classic documentaries from Trinidad by Karen Martinez: KAISO FOR JULY 27 and CHUTNEY IN YUH SOCA