Caribbean Queen
Caribbean Queen
"Caribbean Queen" is an inspiring short film that follows the journey of Q,
a young Caribbean boy, who wants to become the Queen of the West Indian Day Carnival Parade.
However, prejudice from family and the community threatens
this dream and celebration of Caribbean culture.
But with determination and the help of their bestie, they may just make it to the Parkway!
Year: 2024
Runtime: 13 minutes 22 seconds
Language: English
Country: United States
Premiere: Grenada
Sekiya Dorsett
Director
In Our Mothers Garden
Director Biography - Sekiya Dorsett
GLAAD award-winning filmmaker, Sekiya Dorsett centers a multidimensional Black experience. Bringing into sharper focus the lives of Black women, queer folks, the working class, and their intersections, Sekiya’s body of work is notable for its intimate storytelling. Her first feature, 2017’s “The Revival: Women and the Word” traversed the United States on tour with Black lesbian poets. In 2019, she directed a four-episode documentary series, “Stonewall 50: The Revolution,” for NBC News and NBCOut.
The series’ deep dive into the historic uprising won a GLAAD Media Award and the award for Excellence in Digital Journalism from NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists. Recently, Sekiya was one of the cinematographers who brought “In Our Mother’s Gardens (Netflix),” a masterpiece of intergenerational Black woman confessional storytelling, to critical and audience acclaim. Sekiya's films have screened at Tribeca Film Festival, Urbanworld Film Festival, the Brooklyn Museum, Frameline Film Fest and Outfest Film Festival. And her work has been featured in HuffPost, MIC, BuzzFeed & Essence.
Sekiya holds a Master of Fine Arts from Hunter College. She’s a fierce champion of her community of Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. The iconic neighborhood is the main character of her next project, I LOVE BED-STUY, a docu-fiction feature-length love story and a love letter to Brooklyn’s iconic neighborhood.