{"id":7565,"date":"2021-11-23T12:47:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T18:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/?p=7565"},"modified":"2023-07-31T07:58:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:58:58","slug":"countdown-to-the-caddy-club-trinidads-first-animated-feature-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/countdown-to-the-caddy-club-trinidads-first-animated-feature-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to The Caddy Club: Trinidad’s First Animated Feature Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the past 10 years, I have been advocating for children’s content (books, movies, music) that highlights Caribbean culture. So you can see why I am so excited about The Caddy Club – a feature-length animated film out of Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might have met Kafi Kareem during the SocaMom Summit<\/a> in 2020, and have seen her work on my daughter’s channel and blog. In early November, she unveiled her theatrical poster<\/a> for her upcoming animated film, The Caddy Club. Eden helped with the poster reveal<\/a> which was streamed live on her YouTube channel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Apparently, Eden and I aren’t the only Caddy Club fans! The hosts of The Now Morning Show on TTT in Trinidad and Tobago enjoyed meeting Kafi and The Caddy Club voice actors Leisha Imani and Osei Blake<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representation is so very important for Caribbean children throughout the diaspora. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After the segment, Now Morning Show host Ainka Williams<\/a> said, “Even if you had no intentions of being a filmmaker or an actress, when you see yourself on screen… You hear your dialect. You see something you can attach yourself to and you say ‘You know what? That cooking show I wanted to do – I’m going to do it.'”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: SocaMom Summit Highlight: Storytelling Session for Kids with Kafi Kareem<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up, outside of my mother and father, and the relatives that we saw and talked to on the phone, I didn’t hear the Trinidadian accent. Aside from hearing Geoffrey Holder on the 7UP commercials, the dialect lived within my family – and that was it. Right now, it is the same for my kids, for the most part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n