RIPOSTE PICTURES
A PRODUCTION COMPANY MAKING FILMS IN THE UK AND THE CARIBBEAN
RIPOSTE PICTURES
A PRODUCTION COMPANY MAKING FILMS
IN THE UK AND THE CARIBBEAN
A PRODUCTION COMPANY MAKING FILMS
IN THE UK AND THE CARIBBEAN
FILMS
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Karen Martinez has just finished writing and directing a new 15-minute short film TRINIDAD REMAINS funded by the BFI with additional support for C15 and Film TT.
Shot in Trinidad, the film follows British-born Nikki Hastings as she reluctantly embarks on a road trip across the Caribbean island with her polar-opposite cousin, the freewheeling Jade, who carries them both in her unreliable old car, "Goldie". The uptight Nikki feels like a fish out of water in this strange new world and wonders why she bothered coming.The trip is jeopardised when the women become embroiled in an incident involving an unhinged man. This encounter is equal measure bizarre and disturbing and ends up shifting Nikki’s perspective and ultimately allows her to open up to the mysteries of the island. The women must put their differences aside and work together if they are to make their escape and reach their final destination…
Starring the British actress Leonie Elliot and featuring top Trinidad cast, Syntyche Bishop and Kevon Brooks, the film was co-produced with Tigerlily Productions (UK) and Imagine Media (Trinidad & Tobago).
Its world premiere will be at the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival in September 2023
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THE MUTE SERIES is back for 2023! Riposte Pictures have just finished production on four new films in Andy Lambert’s unique award-winning series in which each film is made according to three rules: 1) no dialogue 2) no camera movement 3) only one shot.
The new batch promises to take deadpan drollery and absurdist takes on contemporary life to new heights, with an intriguing US flavour to two of them.
See the first 18 episodes on the official The MUTE Series website. The four new films will be release very soon. Stay tuned…
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Karen Martinez's poetic documentary, DREAMS IN TRANSIT, continues to screen around the world winning awards along the way.
Dreams in Transit is a poetic, cine-essay style documentary reflecting on the theme of identity and belonging for contemporary migrants. The narrator, a London-based Trinidadian, returns to the Caribbean to explore the meaning of 'home' and where it is that both migrants and non-migrants might be said to 'belong'. Using a kaleidoscopic collage approach the film mixes actuality, poetry, narration, fiction, and interviews with a range of people: from fishermen to artists and cultural commentators. Interwoven throughout is a meditative narration that finds inspiration from the poets Derek Walcott and Martin Carter, and features an evocative musical score by renowned composer Dominique Le Gendre and the narration voiced by London-based Trinidadian actor, Martina Laird.
Find out more about the film here.
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Karen Martinez's short drama AFTER MAS – Best Short Film at the Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival. A richly textured film about identity, desire and conformity, it tells the story of a love that flourishes under the cover of darkness during the festival of J'ouvert on the streets of Port-of-Spain. Shot in Trinidad during Carnival, we experience the charge of this bacchanalian drama before following the characters return to their separate lives. In the cold light of day, can these young lovers from very different backgrounds stay true to their desires?
Find out more about the film here.
