Tallawah | Film Screening & Q&A

A premiere screening of the documentary Tallawah, exploring Jamaican identity, migration and racial justice, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.

CARE-HSC presents the premiere of Tallawah, a documentary by filmmaker Iman Shervington of the Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies. The film follows Jamaican British writer and psychotherapist Yvonne Bailey-Smith and Jamaican American psychiatrist Dr Denese Shervington back to their hometowns in rural Jamaica, tracing their experiences of immigration during the Civil Rights era. It also examines contemporary Jamaican society, including the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa through the eyes of healthcare workers at a hospital in the western region. Doors open at 17:15, the film starts at 17:45, and the screening is followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker and invited guests, plus refreshments and light bites.