ISLAND STRONG

ISLAND STRONG

BARBADOS | 2018 | 24 MINS

Island Strong presents the Caribbean world in the aftermath of climate change. Scientists have projected stronger and more frequent hurricanes, in the future. The 2017 hurricane season brought with it, Hurricanes Maria and Irma which saw the region sitting on the front-lines of the climate battle. What do we as Caribbean people do? Do we give up hope? Are we going to abandon our shores in hope of a safe haven? Being island strong can present hope for a resilient future and the future generations who will live by the decisions we as a people make today.

directed by CLISH GITTENS
In the realm of film, Clish is a multiple award Caribbean Tales, NIFCA & Barbados film and video association winning filmmaker. Nominated for the actor of the year award during the 2014 Barbados Visual Media Festival and awarded the Ministry of the Environment award at the 2015 Nation independence festival for Creative Arts. In 2017 the Clish Gittens directed film H20 was honored with the award of best short Film in the 2017 Barbados Independent Film Festival having earlier won a silver medal at the 2015 Handle Climate Change film festival in China. The creative Arts has enabled this creative mind to represent Barbados and also export documentaries and gain nominations across Europe, Asia, North America, and the Caribbean region gaining international recognition.