Jamaican filmmakers confront enslavement in new screen stories

Summary

Jamaican directors are increasingly using the island’s landscape to tell stories about enslavement, trauma and historical memory, The Guardian reports. Sky’s supernatural series “Possession” follows a biracial British lawyer investigating an inheritance dispute in Jamaica, where she encounters a spirit linked to the plantation’s colonial past. The Guardian describes the trend as a wider shift in Jamaica’s film industry.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   16 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that Jamaican filmmakers are increasingly telling stories about enslavement and historical memory, including through Sky’s series “Possession,” about a spirit tied to a plantation’s colonial past.