Trinidad Remains

Trinidad Remains

British-born NIKKI HASTINGS reluctantly travels to the island of Trinidad to scatter the ashes of her estranged grandmother. Accompanied by her polar-opposite, free-wheeling cousin, JADE, and her unreliable old car, GOLDIE, they embark on a journey across the country. The trip is jeopardised when they are held-up by an unhinged character. This encounter is equal measure bizarre and disturbing and ends up shifting Nikki’s perspective and ultimately allows her to open to the mysteries of the island. In order to make their escape and reach their final destination the women must put their differences aside and work together.

Year: 2023

Runtime: 14 minutes 58 seconds

Language: English

Country: Trinidad and Tobago

Premiere: Grenada

Karen Martinez

Director

After Mas; Dreams in Transit

  • Karen Martinez

    Writer

    After Mas; Dreams in Transit

  • Natasha Dack Ojumu

    Producer

  • Lisa Wickham

    Producer

Director Biography - Karen Martinez

KAREN MARTINEZ is a dual national British-Trinidadian filmmaker based in London, UK. She has worked extensively in the film world both in the UK and the Caribbean. In 2013 she wrote and directed her first narrative fiction, After Mas, that won the Short award at ttff13 and was screened at a number of international festivals. Her 2015 film, Dreams in Transit, winner of the Caribbean Spirit Award at the Caribbean Tales Film Festival, is an essay-style documentary that explores a contemporary migrant’s reflections on identity and the meaning of 'home'. Karen recently received a grant from the BFI (British Film Institute) to develop her first feature film script, Scattered, a road movie set in Trinidad. Her short film, Trinidad Remains, shot in Trinidad in 2023 and starring Leonie Elliott, won the Best Narrative Short award at ttff/23