Thursday, January 22, 2015 | 9:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Department of Literatures in English at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona has announced the appointment of Storm Saulter as film-maker in residence, which will run from January to May of the 2014/15 academic year.
During his tenure, Saulter will be responsible for the delivery of the course, Creative Writing: Screen/Stage. He will also be available to interact with students and offer guidance to those who are interested in the world of film-making.
Saulter, a graduate of the Los Angeles Film School, released his debut feature, the award-winning film, Better Mus’ Come, in 2011. The film is a sensitive and haunting account of Jamaica in the 70s, told from the perspective of a young man caught up in the violence of intense inter-party rivalry. Saulter was the director, screenwriter and director of photography for the film.
More recently, Saulter was executive producer for the anthology film, Ring Di Alarm! This film is said to have pioneered a new collective approach to film-making that may well be a successful model for independent film production in small localities. Produced by the New Caribbean Cinema (Film Collective), of which Saulter is co-founder, Ring Di Alarm! was released in Jamaica, Europe, the USA, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Saulter has been lauded locally for his contribution to cinema in Jamaica. He was identified by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica as one of “50 Under Fifty Business Leaders Shaping Jamaica’s Future”. He was also named by The Jamaica Observer as one of Jamaica’s most influential people.
Saulter’s commercial credits include directing the music videos Who Knows, performed by Protoje and featuring Chronixx; and Tarrus Riley’s Shaka Zulu Pickney. He has done commercial work for Puma, Digicel and Virgin Media.
The Department of Literatures in English Writer/Film-maker in Residence programme was inaugurated in 2013 when writer, Dr Kei Miller, who is also a graduate of the department, was appointed to the post. Author, historian and social scientist Dr Erna Brodber held the position in 2014.
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Storm Saulter is film-maker in residence at UWI, Mona
