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One With the Whale
Hunting whales is a matter of life or death for the residents of St. Lawrence.
Jamaican-American twins explore what it means to live between two cultures — with help from the island nation’s local taxi drivers.
Director Ron Brodie is a Jamaican raised culture junkie hailing from the Nation’s Capital, Washington DC. Having obtained his BA in Film and Television from Howard University, Ron currently resides and works in New York City. Ron's base for creating stories come from, 'telling the stories that mainstream media ignores is my moral obligation. Over the… Show more
Don Brodie was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He resides in New York City as a photographer and filmmaker. He imagines his editorial work as a means of recording time, creating narratives, and evoking thought. not limited to reality, this work rather deals in concepts; ones that are often evolving into bigger pictures and continuously striving to do so… Show more
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Ron and Don Brodie, twin brothers and first-generation Americans raised in Washington, D.C., grew up making family visits to Jamaica. Inspired by the road trips they used to take there as children, the Brodies return to the island as adults, only to discover a development of new highways and a rapidly changing way of life. The friends and family members who once dreamed of fast, flashy cars have begun driving taxis for profit instead, transporting millions of locals and the tourists who arrive each year. In this four-episode series, Ron and Don join these drivers as they retrace the same routes the brothers traveled as children, sharing off-the-beaten-path stories through the lens of the country’s vibrant taxi culture. Along the way, the brothers reconnect with their roots and explore what it means to straddle two identities.
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