Barrows: Freedom Fighter
2019 Barbados Documentary film
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Barrows: Freedom Fighter is a documentary film shot in 2016 that centers on how Barbados was led to their independence on November 30, 1966.[1][2]
Directed byMarcia Weekes
Screenplay byMarcia Weekes
Produced by
- Marietta Carter-Narcisse
- Adrian Holmes
- Marcia Weekes
Starring
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| Directed by | Marcia Weekes |
| Screenplay by | Marcia Weekes |
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| Cinematography | Curtis Graham |
| Edited by | Shimar Gollop & Dan-Jamal Weekes |
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Running time | 1h 20min |
| Country | Barbados |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250,000 (estimated) |
It won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Diaspora Documentary in 2018.[3]
Synopsis
The story of how Barbados after more than 300 years of being a British colony finally gained independence, led by 'The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow' on November 30, 1966 is revealed.[4]
Cast
- Lisa Arrindell as Carolyn Barrow
- Sean Field as Mr. Brathwaite
- Eric Holder as Narrator (as Eric Holder Jr.)
- Adrian Holmes as Errol Barrow
- Robert Christopher Riley as Jean Holder
- Nadia Sarmova as Bank Teller