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Derek Oyston CHE Film Award

Citation: Selena Blake’s film gives a powerful voice to the LGBT community of Jamaica which routinely suffers violence. The film has achieved a rare degree of trust among the Jamaican LGBT community despite the fact that no one is able to be publicly out. The Campaign for Homosexual Equality was set up in the UK… Continue reading Derek Oyston CHE Film Award

David Katz- Riddim Magazine

A groundbreaking work as the first film about homophobia in Jamaica directed by a Jamaican, Taboo Yardies is an unflinching portrayal of the realities facing lesbians and gays on the island today. Shot in Jamaica and amongst the expatriate community in New York, Taboo Yardies reveals some of the drastic misconceptions about homosexuality that are… Continue reading David Katz- Riddim Magazine

Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Taboo Yardies Official Selection screening Vancouver Queer Film Festival Please check website for actual date in August http://www.queerfilmfestival.ca/

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Inside Out Film Festival- Toronto

Inside Out Film Festival -Toronto Canada -Challenging Attitudes and Changing Lives Official Selection Taboo Yardies screening Thursday May 30th – 9:45PM – Bell Lightbox. Canadian Premiere. http://www.insideout.ca/

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Outview Film Festival Athens Greece

Taboo Yardies screenings April 20th and 27th Cervantes Institute Athens 23 Mitropoleos Str. Athens      www.outview.gr               

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John Jay College for Criminal Justice Taboo Yardies Screening

The Center for International Human Rights cordially invites you to Taboo Yardies a documentary by Selena Blake on  Homophobia in Jamaica. This will be followed by a panel discussion among experts Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:00 – 8:30 pm John Jay College of Criminal Justice conference room new building, L.61 524 West 59th Street (11th ave) Chair: Professor George Andreopoulos, Director, CIHR… Continue reading John Jay College for Criminal Justice Taboo Yardies Screening

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