Jamaica Film Unit Explained

Jamaica Film Unit (1951 - 1961) was a division of the Britain's Colonial Film Unit to produce educational and propaganda films in Jamaica.^[1] It was headed by Martin Rennalls.^[2] The unit had a mobile cinema for showing in rural areas.^[3] The unit produced 41 films in Jamaica that preserve archival footage of historical events, interviews, music, dance, and other cultural activities.^[4] Non-professional actors had roles in the films.^[5]

Filmography

• Farmer Brown Learns Good Dairying (1951)
• Churchill Visits Jamaica (1953)
• It Can Happen to You (1956), about venereal disease
• Land We Love (1960)^[6]

See also

• Jamaica Information Service

Notes and References

1. Web site: Production Companies | colonialfilm. www.colonialfilm.org.uk.
2. Sounding the Nation: Martin Rennalls and the Jamaica Film Unit, 1951-1961. Terri. Francis. September 11, 2011. Film History: An International Journal. 23. 2. 110–128. Project MUSE.
3. Web site: Jamaica Film Unit Works | South Side Projections.
4. Web site: Jamaica Film Unit Parables - Orphans7. sites.google.com.
5. Web site: WhoWhatWhenWhere is Jamaican Film? A Primer. A. Place For. Film. March 22, 2019. Indiana University Cinema.
6. Web site: Jamaica Film Unit. BFI.