Really powerful contrasts. Nicely crafted.

Dad was born in Trinidad, and I've visited once.
It's nice there, but there are bad parts in every place.

Very well done.

My family hails from Trinidad & Tobago - and the majority of "the clan" still reside on the island.

There has always been a direct corelation between the island's prosperity and the increase in crime, whereby, in times of plenty, there is a dramatic increase in violent crime, and in times of need - a decrease in the violence.

Being a developing nation, Trinidad faces many obstacles. But programs and more importantly - opportunities, are essential for young people to find another avenue other than violent or criminal behaviour. My congratulations to those who are getting involved - and thank you Glen for bringing some of these issues to light.

Glen, you captured parts of the island perfectly - were you able to travel into Belmont (or should I say, did you dare?). Having spent a lot of time in Trinidad - there are still parts of the island, I wouldn't venture into.

Keep up the great work.

Trinidad, New York, LA, whatever.....same cultivated cycle>>same outcome.

very nice work.

Hey i am trini

"either you slinging crack rock or you got a whicked jump shot" ~Biggie

My folks are from Trinidad so I hear about the violence all the time. Very well done piece, I added it to my blog.

blog.thenewpop.com/2010/12/18/tiny-feature-saturdays-a-trinidad-teen/

Thanks
Trev

wow.

Very well done piece Glen!!

very insightful ..its up at thecuriousbrain.com/

War Hallooing it. I teach it. Enjoy it. Super fantastic.

This is the kind of stuff that makes me happy to be an DP

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Such a powerful message. Great shots, great everything. A great way to let people know the truth.

T&T | Chicken ROITE

Awesome! As someone who would like to do this type of storytelling, I was wondering what do you shoot your video with?

lol that's a chicken roti wesley :) hey i'm from trinidad and that video is the sad truth. put there are alot of positives too.hopefully one day it'll outweigh the negatives

This is a very well done piece. Great editing, sound, story, and cinematography. I'm sending this link out to some trinnies i know right now

the blank pixels on the left are really annoying.

Great work. You tell a good story and kept my attention...

Thanks for all the kind comments coming in, merry christmas!

Very inspiring and a great video all around. I posted it on my blog inspiration2live.tumblr.com/

well done glen, I'm actually a trini filmmaker, and i think that this is a great little piece you put together here..what did you shoot on?

Nice job, Glen!
I had the opportunity to interview Tiga on another project.
Why haven't we seen this in Trinidad though?
Would be nice for you to submit to our annual film festival: trinidadandtobagofilm.com

I will also post to my fb page.
Again, nice job.

Thanks for the Link Michael ... Great work Glen ... good to see this quality of inquiry into who we are as a people.

Stay strong ....

Ryan

Thanks for this great film. Everyone wants to be a part of something. I am going to use this because around here as soon as a young man gets in trouble that is the first thing they take away, his participation in sports. Then where does he turn for a team? to belong? the gangs. Thanks again! - Coach V.