Roots of Resilience: Stories of Caribbean Women in Agriculture + Weeds (short)

To start this double screening, Pola Kazak’s Weeds illustrates the relationship between flowers in our gardens and those in nature all around us. Her film, which she animated by painting on glass using stop motion animation techniques, reflects on the human stewardship of the life that surrounds us.

Subsequently Roots of Resilience tells the story of agriculture on the Caribbean island nation of St. Lucia. In light of St. Lucia’s past journey from indigenous roots through European colonisation and slavery, the film focuses on the inspiring work of the organisation Helen’s Daughters. Led by Keithlin Caroo-Afrifa, it empowers women farmers across the Caribbean with innovative contributions like FarmHers markets and rural training programs.