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Kaiso for July 27
directed by Karen Martinez, fl. 1991; produced by Andy Lambert and Karen Martinez, fl. 1991, Neorama Filmworks (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1991), 23 mins
A documentary on the Attempted Coup in Trinidad & Tobago in 1990 – A calypsonian extemporises to tourists over a montage opf scenes from Trinidad & Tobago: Sunset, lady with bananas on head, doubles vendor, BWIA plane landing, surfer, waves crashing on shore intercut with shots of the coup, Abu Bakr's television...
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directed by Karen Martinez, fl. 1991; produced by Andy Lambert and Karen Martinez, fl. 1991, Neorama Filmworks (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1991), 23 mins
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A documentary on the Attempted Coup in Trinidad & Tobago in 1990 – A calypsonian extemporises to tourists over a montage opf scenes from Trinidad & Tobago: Sunset, lady with bananas on head, doubles vendor, BWIA plane landing, surfer, waves crashing on shore intercut with shots of the coup, Abu Bakr's television announcement, surrender and terrorists storming parliament chamber
Title, people lighting deyas and candles at the memorial for those...
A documentary on the Attempted Coup in Trinidad & Tobago in 1990 – A calypsonian extemporises to tourists over a montage opf scenes from Trinidad & Tobago: Sunset, lady with bananas on head, doubles vendor, BWIA plane landing, surfer, waves crashing on shore intercut with shots of the coup, Abu Bakr's television announcement, surrender and terrorists storming parliament chamber
Title, people lighting deyas and candles at the memorial for those lost in the coup.
Montage of scenes from Trinidad: girl playing steelpans, fish flopping on shore, oil pumps, steel mill
David Abdulah, of the Oilfield Workers trade Union talks about the economical, social and political context of the attempted Coup
Brian Honore (Commentor) playing the traditional mas, Beast or Dragon performs in front of the Red House and explains the symbolism
Vox pop in the street.
Interview with Karihma Muwakil of the Jamaat al Muslimeen
Brian Honore (Commentor) talks about the dragon weather vane on the Red House
Burnt out buildings in Port of Spain
Calypsonian, Cro Cro (Weston Rawlins) sings about Abu Bakr and talks about why he composed the song
Shots of the Koran with pages turning in the wind while a voice outlines the history of black consciousness in Trinidad and Tobago
Imam Ahmad As-Siddiq of the Jamaat al Muslimeen talks about his perspective of the corruption in the society
Calling to prayer at the Jamaat al Muslimeen and Abu Bakr on television during the coup
Fatima Abu Bakr and Karihma Muwakil of the Jamaat al Muslimeen speaks about the work of the Jamaat al Muslimeen
Kamal Hosein, General Secretary of the A.S.J.A. speaks of the perspective of the A.S.J.A. regarding violent action
Fatima Abu Bakr and Karihma Muwakil of the Jamaat al Muslimeen why action had to be taken
Shots outside the prison where the coup plotters are being held
Shots of many festivals of Trinidad, Steelpan, Hosay,
David Abdulah, of the Oilfield Workers trade Union talks about the unity of different sections of society over national festivals
Man in the street speaks about the unity of the races at Carnival
Fatima Abu Bakr and Karihma Muwakil of the Jamaat al Muslimeen give their perspective about the position of black people in the society
Horse racing shot and vox pop about how people of different races come together
Shots of the Pitch Lake and historical footage and photographs about demonstrations, David Abdulah, of the Oilfield Workers trade Union talks about the history of political action and the way people come together.
Vox pop about political action.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andy Lambert, Karen Martinez, fl. 1991, Neorama Filmworks
Author / Creator
Karen Martinez, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
1991
Publisher
Banyan Archive
Topic / Theme
Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted coup of Trinidad & Tobago, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991. Used with permission of the Banyan Archive.
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Muslimeen Attempted Coup 7
produced by Banyan Productions (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1990), 20 mins
There is diminished sound quality at the end of this video.
This is a raw footage of a press conference held in Holiday Inn, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain about the Jamaat ul Muslimeen attempted coup of 1990. It includes the surrender of hostages and gunmen at Trinidad & Tobago Television (TTT).
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produced by Banyan Productions (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 1990), 20 mins
Description
This is a raw footage of a press conference held in Holiday Inn, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain about the Jamaat ul Muslimeen attempted coup of 1990. It includes the surrender of hostages and gunmen at Trinidad & Tobago Television (TTT).
Date Written / Recorded
1990
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Banyan Productions
Date Published / Released
1990
Publisher
Banyan Archive
Topic / Theme
Political events, Coup d'etat, Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted coup of Trinidad & Tobago, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Trinidadians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1990. Used with permission of the Banyan Archive.
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