‘Better Mus’ Come’ hits US cinemas on March 15

Storm Saulter’s acclaimed Jamaican film “Better Mus’ Come” is set to take a bite out of the Big Apple and light up Tinseltown on March 15 as it rolls into cinemas in New York and Los Angeles on the vehicle of the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement’s new multi-platform label Array. Imagenation and Urbanworld Film [...]

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‘Better Mus’ Come’ seals distribution deal

Following two successful years on the international film festival circuit, Storm Saulter’s critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning Jamaican feature film “Better Mus’ Come” continues to maintain its impressive momentum into 2013 with the inking of a multi-platform distribution deal in the United States with the African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM), under its newly formed label [...]

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New Caribbean Cinema rising with ‘Ring Di Alarm’

It wasn’t so long ago, as Michelle Serieux recalls it, that she met with Storm Saulter under the serene shade of a poui tree at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew to discuss a vision for independent filmmaking in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. This vision, framed by a strong spirit of collaboration and camaraderie, galvanised [...]

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The ‘Storm’ next time

It’s been over 15 months since Storm Saulter debuted his highly acclaimed feature film “Better Mus’ Come” in Jamaican cinemas in October 2010, and during this period the movie has earned several plaudits as it continues to gather impressive momentum outside of Jamaica’s shores. The film has established Storm as one of the bright young [...]

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Red Stripe sheds light on bold, bear-faced campaign

Ahead of the August 24 national television premiere of the second instalment of the “Mission ImPAWSible” advertisement from Red Stripe’s new marketing campaign, members of the local blogosphere were invited to a special screening at Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records at the Marketplace on August 22. Directed by Storm Saulter out of the New Caribbean Cinema (NCC) [...]

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Better Mus Come: Art, Truth and Politics

Artistic expression, it is often said, represents a search for truth. In his quest to tell compelling Jamaican stories, filmmaker Storm Saulter has turned his unflinching lens on an unsavoury truth in the film Better Mus’ Come, a truth anchored in the reality of political violence across the decades. Through eyes of many inner-city residents, this [...]

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Marshall poised to take summer 2010

Wayne Marshall is, unquestionably, on a roll. Since the dawn of 2010, he has managed to devise a winning formula that has allowed him to enjoy a well-deserved career resurgence after a hiatus from the spotlight. He is once again a mainstay on the playlists of disc jocks with the release of tracks that have [...]

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