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Jamaican Cinema Unearths the Memory of Slavery: 'Opening the Lid on a 300-Year-Old Horror'
A violent spirit released from a 300-year-old box in Sky's Possession has become a symbol of a broader movement in Jamaican cinema: filmmakers reclaiming their own stories and confronting the legacies of slavery, colonial trauma and historical memory. Directors, scholars and Jamaica's film commissioner say the shift marks growing confidence, cultural reparations and a break from the tourist gaze.