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!
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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

 

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Public Service

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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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    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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In the News

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Other Activities

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    SISTAGOD more..

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