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Scholar Profile: Robert Ramesar

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Dr. Robert Ramesar

 Faculty of Humanities & Education - Dean's Office Faculty of Humanties and Education Lecturer, Coordinator of The UWI Film Programme, Office of the Dean, FHE Active 662-2002 ext.82727 Check out my Website!
My Research Interests:

Cinemas of Africa, The Caribbean, India in particular and emerging national cinema in general. He has undertaken research in theories of cinema aesthetics. His doctoral thesis, explores the application of his singular aesthetic, Caribbeing, and the phenomena of the eyealect, the blackground et cetera which he has developed over the past four (4) decades.

Biography/Responsibilities/Duties:

Coordinator of The UWI Film Programme, Office of the Dean FHE, St Augustine campus.

Lecturer in Film: Full courses lectured include Cinematography, Directing, Screenwriting , Production Tools II, Early & Silent Cinema, Indian Cinema, Cinemas of Africa, CAPSTONE: The Making of A Film, History of Narrative Cinema, Advanced Research Seminar & Emergent Cinema, Documentary I & II.  

Filmmaker-in-Residence at the UWI Film Programme (2008)

Other responsibilities have included: Member of Acadmic advising Committee, Member of FHE Faculty Prize Award Planning Committee, CoordniatorDummer School (Film) UWI St Augustine (2013), Coordinator BA in Film Production (2008-13).

Prior to occupying a full -time position at The UWI Film Programme in FHE, taught as Part-time Lecturer - Television and Film Production (1995-2008), Mass Media and Communications Methods & Techniques (1992-1994)

Has also made four (4) feature films in the period 2006 - 2023 the last of which is currently in post-production.

Fortune For All (2023-24) Screenwriter, Director/ Producer / Executive Producer/ Art Director/ Costume Designer/ Production Designer/ Production Manager / Location Manager / Wardrobe / Continuity/ Key Grip.

Her Second Coming, motion picture feature. (2009-10) Screenwriter/ Director/ Producer / Executive Producer/ Art Director/ Costume Designer/ Production Designer/ Production Manager / Location Manager / Wardrobe /Makeup/ Continuity/ Key Grip / First Camera Assistant/ Production Assistant/ Composer (lyrics and music of title track “Sista”).

SistaGod, motion picture feature (2006) Screenwriter/ Director/ Producer/ Cinematographer

 

Research Interests

  1. Cinemas of Africa, The Caribbean, India in particular and emerging national cinema in general. He has undertaken research in theories of cinema aesthetics. His doctoral thesis, explores the application of his singular aesthetic, Caribbeing, and the phenomena of the eyealect, the blackground et cetera which he has developed over the past four (4) decades.

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Education and Training

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    Bachelor of Arts, Film Production summa cum laude. more..

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    Master of Fine Arts, Film Directing more..

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  3. [Education and Training]

    PhD Cultural Studies more..

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Memberships

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    Founder, Ash Wednesday Co-operative, Trinidad and Tobago, (1988) more..

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    Caribbean Studies Assocation (since 2013) more..

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    Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers (AIVF) United States. more..

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    Co-Founder, Caribbean Travelling Film School (since 2009) more..

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    The International Film and Television Club (IFTC) Lifetime Membership more..

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Other Activities

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    SISTAGOD more..

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