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Driver Radio: Jamaica

Hands on van steering wheel.

Jamaican-American twins explore what it means to live between two cultures — with help from the island nation’s local taxi drivers.

Premiere Date

September 21, 2020

Length

4 episodes x 12 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

filmmaker Ron Brodie
Ron Brodie

Co-Director

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 years Ron has had the pleasure of serving as a narrative artist and director in New York’s creative advertising industry. Ron's portfolio is made up of a diverse line of commercials, music video’s, and branded content. In addition to commercials, Ron’s also directed a full-length skate film called We Out Here as a homage to New York’s black skate community. As a filmmaker, Ron strives to share untold and underrepresented stories.
filmmaker Don Brodie
Don Brodie

Co-Director

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 with an in-depth and thought-provoking perspective.