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Nearguhso: A Definition
Nearguhso cinema explores the spaces between truth, rumor, and ancestral storytelling.

Klieon John
2 days ago3 min read


The Caribbean Needs Cultural Infrastructure, Not Just Cultural Events
Nobody would expect a manufacturing sector to thrive without factories. Yet we routinely expect creative sectors to thrive without studios, incubators, archives, labs, registries, rehearsal spaces or business support organizations. That expectation has never made sense.

Klieon John
May 16 min read


The Missing Middle: Why Caribbean Creatives Struggle Between Talent and Opportunity
Good enough to be recognised. Not connected enough to advance.
Skilled enough to compete. Not resourced enough to sustain momentum.

Klieon John
Apr 156 min read


From Grant Dependency to Cultural Sovereignty: Rethinking Creative Development in the Caribbean
Imagine if every restaurant in the Caribbean depended on grants to remain open. Or every hotel. Or every shipping company. We would immediately recognise this as a structural problem.

Klieon John
Mar 276 min read


Beyond Resilience: Why the Caribbean Must Become a Global Laboratory for Cultural Innovation
The future of Caribbean development will not be built solely through roads, ports, airports, and utilities. It will also be built through ideas.

Klieon John
Feb 116 min read


Speaking through Spices: An Artist Unlocking Ancestral Memory
Exploring Ancestral Memory through Art: A Studio Visit with Justin Reinir Croes In the pursuit of understanding the intricate relationship between indigenous heritage, artistic expression, and the preservation of ancestral memory, my recent visit to the studio of Justin Reinir Croes was a journey filled with Caribbean warmth, familiarity and artistic exploration. Justin, an Aruban multidisciplinary artist, graciously welcomed me into his creative space, located in s-Hertenbos
Twin Island Cinema
Nov 26, 20252 min read


On Movement in a Small Space
Digital technology offers transformative potential for optimizing spatial planning and accelerating development in small island developing states like those in the Caribbean.

Klieon John
Aug 29, 20256 min read


Inside Nuevas Miradas: A Lab for Stories That Reshape the Caribbean Narrative
This December, I had the privilege of participating in the Nuevas Miradas Cultural Entrepreneurship Incubator at the Escuela...

Klieon John
Dec 29, 20244 min read


Strength in Unity: Building Alliances in the Caribbean Film Industry
The alliances formed today will not only shape the future of Caribbean film but also ensure that our stories reach audiences worldwide.

Klieon John
Nov 27, 20243 min read


OPEN CALL: TILTING AXIS FELLOWSHIP 2025
Nieuwe Instituut and Tilting Axis are launching the fifth iteration of the Fellowship program for applicants based in the Caribbean. The...
Twin Island Cinema
Jun 26, 20242 min read


Re-Imagining Resilient Futures at 54th CDB Board of Governor’s Meeting
June 20, 2024 – Twin-Island Cinema : St. Kitts-Nevis producer and researcher, Klieon John, proposed a framework of radical technological, spatial, and media innovations to address climate and economic challenges, for the Caribbean at the Youth for Innovation and Resilience Forum of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank in Ottawa, Canada on June 19, 2024. The highly anticipated event convened leaders, innovators, and young vision

Klieon John
Jun 20, 20244 min read


Indigenous Futures: New Narratives on Caribbean Tradition, Innovation and Evolving Identities
Explore the dynamic world of indigeneity: from classical views rooted in history to contemporary perspectives shaping global dialogue.

Klieon John
Jun 16, 202410 min read


Join Me May 16: Nieuwe Native Spaces
I'm thrilled to invite you to an exciting hybrid event where I'll be discussing my research project, Nieuwe Bohío, in partnership with...
Twin Island Cinema
May 9, 20241 min read


Nieuwe Bohío: A Digital Retrospective on Indigenous Caribbean history, culture, and mythology.
Niewue Bohío is a research and design project under the 2024 Tilting Axis Research Fellowship, that seeks to embark on an immersive...
Twin Island Cinema
Apr 7, 20244 min read


From Basseterre to Berlin - Reppin' Caribbean at European Film Market
I was honoured, blessed and grateful to be one of 5 #Caribbean #filmmakers selected by the IIEP-UNESCO Latin America and the Caribbean's...
Twin Island Cinema
Apr 7, 20241 min read


Top 10 Must Watch at Timehri Film Festival 2023
Guyana's Timehri Film Festival is one of the most intriguing and satisfying curations of Caribbean cinema in recent years. Now in it's...
Twin Island Cinema
Apr 2, 20246 min read


Process as Product and the Architecture of Reciprocity.
What is the "architecture of reparation & reciprocity"? How do we begin to re-construct this idea?

Klieon John
Mar 29, 20246 min read


LEGACY MEETS REVIVAL: Unearthing our local heroes through film & story
In the heart of the Caribbean, where the waves of history crash against the shores of change, a groundbreaking docu-fiction series...
Twin Island Cinema
Mar 28, 20242 min read
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