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And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon

Original title: And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon
Year: 1992
Running time: 49 min.
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Director: Christopher Laird, Anthony Hall
Cast: Documentary
Genre: Documentary | Half-length Film. Television
Synopsis: A fascinating documentary from Trinidad and Tobago about the domination of Caribbean television by programs from the North, primarily the US. Proceeding from the observation that television in the Caribbean is overwhelmed by American and French programming, the film ambitiously weaves together interviews, indigenous poetry and music with clips from imported French and American television programs to show how Caribbean viewers receive a distorted view of the world that alienates them from their own cultural heritage. Also included is a glimpse of how Cuba has tackled the problem, featuring an interview with Cuban film director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, and the American response in the form of Radio and TV Marti. This is part of the Developing Stories Series on Environment and Development. Starweek Magazine called it "An astonishingly searing look at TV.

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And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon

1992

Christopher Laird, Anthony Hall