Jamaican American Club 2024 SUMMER
NEWSLETTER
7 s t e p s t o Ja m wo o d C r e at i on and directors coalesce to the vision. 2. Hire Jamaican actors that act outside of the stereotypical roles. 3. Employ the best Jamaican authors and screenplay writers.
Inside this issue: 7 steps to Jamwood Creation
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Trivia
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10 Entrepreneur Explosion Mindsets
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10 Entrepreneur Vibration Thinking
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Do NOT Marry Someone 3 Until You Can Honestly Book Club
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Inside Story
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The bio pic “One Love” was a story about Bob Marley’s life. Yes, many enjoyed the movie but many had questions? Why were so many roles in the movie were given to non-Jamaicans? The phony Jamaican accents makes the movie lack of credibility. Is there a shortage of capable Jamaican actors and actress? Capable Jamaicans need to “eat ah food”.
own movies with Jamaicans in front and behind the camera. Why isn’t the Jamaican film industry organized? We have the talent, great location and ingenuity. Jamaicans are on every continent, so take the skills one has acquired at the new diasporic residence and let’s become a force to create an empire of our own. What can we do to be organized?
Jamaica needs to produce its
1. Have Jamaican producers
4. Create Jamaican awards and award show to stimulate pride and creativity. 5. Create and control film distribution mediums. 6. Construct movie theatre and chains and hire Jamaican architects and engineers. 7. Design a percentage of the ticket sales revenue to help HBCUs and Universities in Jamaica.
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In 1962, Jamaica was the first Caribbean country to gain independence from the United Kingdom.