Behavioural Scientist, Literary Artist & Cultural Activist
...then my living shall not be in vain
GREAT WONDERS OF GUYANA
Graduating students of the CCS DPC 426-Advanced Television Broadcast class from the Centre for Communication Studies at the University of Guyana (UG) produced a series of documentaries based on the social and cultural history of Guyana, first in August 201o and then again in September 2012.
‘O’ is for Olga: A tribute to the first female broadcaster in both Guyana and the Caribbean, Dame Olga Lopes Seale. Seale is also the founder of Radio’s Needy Children’s fund.
The mini documentary chronicled the life of the 92-year- old woman who made history in the broadcasting circle. Lopes-Seale resides in Barbados where she continues to host radio programmes and engage in charitable work
‘I Shantonian’ the third documentary reflected on the life and work on Bill Rogers who is said to be the originator of Shanto music which is said to be authentically Guyanese. Rogers was the first person in the Caribbean to make a phonograph record.
‘MEGA-Sloth- Guyana’s giant prehistoric sloth’: traced the story from the discovery of the bones of the huge sloth in 1996 to when it was processed and exhibited in the National Museum.
The huge bones belonging to the animal were discovered by pork knockers in Oku, Region Seven.
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Baby Mothers: tells inspiring stories about how three teenage mothers have gotten a new lease on life.
Guyana: The Big Picture : “[goes] deeper than the urban Guyana that everyone knows” and looks at Guyana’s geo-political importance as a regional transportation hub and breadbasket.
All Bady Waan Bady: 10th Anniversary of the Guyana Cultural Association of New York: focuses on the work of a small group of dedicated Guyanese who have promoted Guyana in New York over the last 10 years.
Guyana: The Way We Love: looks at the extraordinary acts of ordinary Guyanese in everyday life.
The Legend of Balgobin is a docudrama that enacts some of the funniest Balgobin stories while attempting to explain the legend from a socio-linguistic perspective.
