Dirt in the Diamond

Directed by Renee Maria Osubu · Starring Shereener Browne, Jason Deer, Nasri Thompson, Aisha Davis · 2023

In 1970s London, a Jamaican family and community move through a mourning period where grief and celebration sit side by side.

A lush, archive-woven tribute to how Caribbean families in Britain honour their dead with both tears and joy.

Dirt in the Diamond, a short film, set in 1970’s London, explores the duality of grief and celebration within the mourning period of Jamaican culture. The film pays homage through its style and use of archival footage, t

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