We very much hope you enjoy the series of short performances specially curated for the Kingston Culture Forum in 2021. Below you will find performances by Sevana, Runkus, Kemoy Outar and selections from the JAFTA Propella Film series including films by Jeannie “Didi” Beck, Dario Shields, Tony Hendriks and Joshua Paul.

The Kingston Culture Forum is deeply grateful to all these artists for their courage and generosity, and for sharing their immense talent with our audience.

Musical Performance – Sevana

Musical Performance – Runkus

Traditional Drumming Performance – DjembeKan

JAFTA Propella is a short film script-to-screen developmental initiative of the Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA) and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES), JAMPRO and Phase 3 Productions.

Sugarcake is a JAFTA Propella 2020 short film written and directed by Joshua Paul and produced by Saeed Thomas. Starring Aisha Davis and John Chambers.

High Strangeness is a JAFTA Propella 2020 short film written and directed by Didi Beck and produced by Carleene Samuels. Starring Lisa Beck-Samuels, Sharee Elise, Shanique Brown and Jerry Benzwick.

Sink or Swim is a JAFTA Propella 2020 short film written and directed by Tony Hendriks and directed and produced by Natalie Thompson. Starring Justin Williams and Kimberly Patterson.

Knock, Knock is a JAFTA Propella 2020 short film written and directed by Dario Shields and produced by Frank O’neil. Starring Tony Rodney, Davion Smith and Stephanie Hazle.