EV - Episode 2 - Rain

Yé Moun La ! Welcome to Episode 2. We’re talking about the film “Rain” by Maria Govan. It’s a film from The Bahamas.

Hello, this is Karukerament EV. Episode 2. The full version ! Opening and ending credits: Mano D'iShango feat. Yalisaï - Escape Music (Feel it) Interlude Yé Krik Yé Krak: Meemee Nelzy - Mèm biten menm bagay with Chyco Simeon Interlude Caribbean Connection : Tysmé aka Mano D'iShango - Si A Pa Nou Menm (instrumental) Exxòs MètKakola - Si A Pa Nou Menm Mizik Interlude Caribbean Soundtrack : Meemee Nelzy - Siziem kontinan Simone A.

0:00 - 2:33 : introduction + news about my presentation at a workshop at the Institute of the Americas.

2:33 - 3:21 : reminder that The Bahamas are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

3:21 - 5:45 : how I decided to submit this episode to a submission call on the theme “Love.s and sexualities”. I wanted to talk about the representation of love and sexualities from a young girl’s perspective.

Yé Krik Yrak

5:45 - 6:45 : film presentation

6:45 - 7:39 : first version of the plot + my commentary

7:39 - 9:15 : my own version of the plot + presentation of my Caribbean connections.

Caribbean connection 1 - the representation of love through the mother-daughter relationship

9:16 - 12:13 : my longing for representation as I grew up seeing Black girls only in US tv shows.

12:13 -13:00 : how the film “Blues Brothers 2000” made me realize that the Bahamas were in the Caribbean..

13:01 - 15:37 : description of the relationship between Rain and her mom Glory. They both judge each other for not being the person they hoped the other to be.

15:38 - 16:56 : how Glory is the opposite of the fanm potomitan myth and the Caribbean mom figure. So to define her motherhood?

16:57 - 18:35 : my own experience of seeing the world from my Caribbean mom’s perspective.

18:36 - 19:54 : the realization of how conditioned I was not to let my mom be vulnerable.

19:55 - 20:50 : final thoughts on the 1st Caribbean connection.

Caribbean connection 2 - how young Caribbean girls grow up in a dangerous environment

20:51 - 21:30 : trigger warning sexual violence + child abuse

21:30 - 25:24 : explanation on the Glory/Rain argument + description of Rain being assaulted.

25:24 - 27:34 : the representation of Black girls being hypersexualized + the representation caring for young Black girls

27:35 - 29:30 : the representation of the negative masculine impact on women’s lives.

29:31 - 31:32 : example of bad fatherhood

31:33 - 32:25 : the representation of sex as something with negative consequences.

32:26 - 35:44 : how Maria Govan twists around the representation of healthy love with the characther of Coach played by CCH Pounder.

35:45 - 37:33 : final thoughts

The Caribbean Soundtrack

37:35 - 41:41 : presentation of Edith Lefel (Martinique) and her song “Somnifè”.

41:42 - 43:25 : presentation of TaDa (Bahamas) and her song “OK”.

43:26 - 45:52 : presentation of Rutshelle Guillaume (Haiti) and her song “Victorious”.

45:52 - 46:34 : conclusion + ending credits

46:35 -50:04 : bonus on how “the Blues Brothers 2000” got me realized The Bahamas were in the Caribbean.