Kush Films in association with Iyanola Pictures
Presents the UK release of
Shantaye’s World
A fictional Windrush Tale depicting one woman’s journey from St Lucia, in the Caribbean to find
hope and opportunity in the land with ‘streets paved with gold’ Great Britain.
Coming to Selected UK Cinema’s
Celebrating UK Black History Month
& 75th Windush Anniversary
Cinemas Below!
Screening Schedule:
January 14th 2024 (2.00pm)
Mac Cinema
Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH
www.macbirmingham.co.uk
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Concluded Screenings:
Launch Event
Sat 14th Oct (6.00pm) SOLD OUT!
Genesis Cinema
Mile End Rd, Lon, E1 4UJ
genesiscinema.co.uk
Sun 15th Oct (3.45pm)
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Rd, Lon, E8 2PB
https://www.riocinema.org.uk/
Tues 24th Oct (6.30pm): SOLD OUT!
Peckhamplex
95A Rye Lane, Lon, SE15 4ST
www.peckhamplex.london
Sat 28th (7.30pm tbc) & Sun 29th Oct (2.00pm)
Watermans Cinema
40 High St, Brentford, TW8 0DS
Tickets: £12.00
www.watermans.org.uk
Thurs 2nd Nov (7.30pm start) SOLD OUT!
Catford Mews
32 Winslade Way, Catford, Lon, SE6 4JU
www.catford-mews.co.uk
Fri 10th Nov (6.00pm)
Special Windrush Celebration Screening
with invited guests & scandal panel discussion.
Genesis Cinema
Mile End Rd, Lon, E1 4UJ
genesiscinema.co.uk
Sun 12th Nov (4.00pm) SOLD OUT!
The Lexi Cinema
194b Chamberlayne Rd, Kensal Green, Lon, NW10 3JU
Tickets: £12.50 - £15
www.thelexicinema.co.uk
Wed 15th Nov (7.00pm) SOLD OUT!
The Lexi Cinema
194b Chamberlayne Rd, Kensal Green, Lon, NW10 3JU
www.thelexicinema.co.uk
Thurs 16th Nov (7.45pm start) SOLD OUT!
Catford Mews
32 Winslade Way, Catford, Lon, SE6 4JU
www.catford-mews.co.uk
Thurs 23rd Nov (7.45pm start) SOLD OUT!
Catford Mews
32 Winslade Way, Catford, Lon, SE6 4JU
www.catford-mews.co.uk
Sun 26th Nov (5.00pm)
The Lexi Cinema
194b Chamberlayne Rd, Kensal Green, Lon, NW10 3JU
Tickets: £12.50 - £15
www.thelexicinema.co.uk
Tues 5th Dec (8.00pm)
Catford Mews
32 Winslade Way, Catford, Lon, SE6 4JU
Tickets: £7.99
www.catford-mews.co.uk
Shantaye’s World
Shantaye Anderson is bold, black, beautiful, intelligent, and passionate about love. Born in rural St. Lucia during post-colonial times, she struggles to process the loss of a mother who passed away hours after bringing her into the world. She finds consolation in her loving paternal grandmother, Mam Lucess, who tries to equip her for the world. Her father, Edson Anderson, does his best to care for Shantaye after the passing of his wife. However, when he remarries, the young girl is suddenly exposed to the jealous wrath of an unreasonable stepmother. Her life changes forever when she falls in love.
Cast: Antonio Charles, Kolbe Devaux , Mathurine Emmanuel, Carlton Cyril, Prisca Hinds, Guillaume Rico, Georgia Kouda, Lovely St Aime Joseph, Dame Pearlette Louisy.
Writer/Director: Mathurine Emmanuel
St Lucia / 2022 / 158 mins / 15
*This award winning film is also accompanied by a full-length novel
www.iyanolapictures.com
UK Distribution by: Nu-Urban Image International Pictures (aka Kush Films)
Writer / Director: Mathurine Emmanuel
Mathurine Emmanuel was born and raised in the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Lucia.
Her parents produced twelve children; six boys and six girls from their marital union. Mathurine, the sixth child, began her acting career when she was only eight years old. She would write short scripts and perform in the yards of the sick and aged to entertain them. Her hilarious performances were always rewarded with coins which she would take home to her hardworking mother.
When she turned sixteen, she started her teaching career in her hometown and began exploring the possibility of using drama as a tool for teaching kids who were afraid of certain subject areas (such as Mathematics). After teaching in the public school system for several years, she decided to take her gift of acting and screenwriting to a new level.
She was asked to produce a short film in collaboration with the Substance Abuse Secretariat in St. Lucia as part of an HIV Prevention program. The St. Lucian audience was thrilled and proud that history had been made with the production of the first feature length film from the island.
Mathurine Emmanuel's films have received wide acclaim within the Caribbean region, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
