Grenada: The Future Coming Towards Us

Grenada: The Future Coming Towards Us 1983 Directed by Carmen Ashhurst , Samori Marksman , ...

Examines the aims and accomplishments of the New Jewel Movement and the reasons for the Fall 1983 U.S. military invasion. The film puts these events in perspective by tracing Grenada's early history, from the annihilation of the indigenous Carib Indians by the European colonial powers which vied for control of the region and then imported African slaves to grow cash crops for European export, to the evolution of modern Grenadian society, including the oppressive regime of Eric Gairy (1974-79).

Country USA

Production Country USA

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Caribbean Research Institute

Budget $100,000

Release Date 1 November 1983

54 mins