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From the Caribbean to West Africa: Edric Connor’s Travelogues
In 1959 filmmaking polymath Edric Connor returned to the Caribbean to direct, producing seven films in quick succession. A proud West Indian nationalist, Connor documents nation-building, focusing on flourishing commerce, reverently capturing the people and terrain.
These films were digitised by the BFI National Archive with funding from the National Lottery.
Programmed by Xavier Alexandre Pillai.
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Jamaica - Third TestJamaica - Third Test
Sport196029 mins
Connor’s coverage of the first-ever test won by England in the Caribbean, from an overcrowded Sabina Park, features authoritative narration by British-Guyanese commentator Ernest Eytle.
Caribbean Honeymoon No. 1Caribbean Honeymoon No. 1
Travelogue196017 mins
‘My People!’ Connor returns to his birthplace of Mayaro to celebrate his homeland’s natural beauty and manufacturing, capturing pre-independence Caribbean islands in all their glorious warmth.
Caribbean Honeymoon No. 2Caribbean Honeymoon No. 2
Travelogue196015 mins
Shown at the 1960 Edinburgh international Film Festival, this dazzling travelogue records Guyana’s idyllic flora and the industries that supplied raw materials for British homes.
Bound for LagosBound for Lagos
Romance196031 mins
Commissioned in 1960 to mark Nigeria’s independence, Connor directs and stars in this troubled production about shifting social relations in an emergent West African middle-class.
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