Jamaica Film Unit (1951 - 1961) was a division of the Britain's
Colonial Film Unit to produce educational and propaganda films in
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
. It was headed by Martin Rennalls. The unit had a mobile
cinema
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Film
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for showing in rural areas. The unit produced 41 films in Jamaica that preserve archival footage of historical events, interviews, music, dance, and other cultural activities. Non-professional actors had roles in the films.
Filmography
*''
Farmer Brown Learns Good Dairying'' (1951)
*''
Churchill Visits Jamaica'' (1953)
*''
It Can Happen to You'' (1956), about venereal disease
*''
Land We Love'' (1960)
See also
*
Jamaica Information Service
The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is an executive agency of the Government of Jamaica responsible for disseminating information about government programs, projects, and services.
Functions
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References
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1951 establishments in the British Empire