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Movie stalled by Matthew
Derron Davis (third left) sits in the shelter at Annotto Bay High School with his son, Tadrea (second left), and other members of their family.<strong></strong>
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Vernon Davidson | Executive Editor, Publications | davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com  
October 3, 2016

Movie stalled by Matthew

Annotto Bay comedy team says film will be released after storm passes

You’d think that sitting in a shelter for two days, devoid of personal comfort and privacy, would dampen Sharon Hunt’s spirit.

“Dis a original Shatta Girl coming from England have nowhere to live,” she yelled as the

Jamaica Observer team entered the classroom Hunt and her neighbours occupied at Annotto Bay High School Monday morning.

Asked why she introduced herself with that title, Hunt said it was the role she played in a soon-to-be-released movie filmed in Annotto Bay and featuring other local talent from the town on the island’s north-north-eastern shore.

“Wi wanted to release it this week, but because of the weather wi no shoot no more,” Hunt explained in reference to the rain associated with Hurricane Matthew, which pelted large sections of Jamaica Sunday.

According to Hunt, the movie, which will be released “after the hurricane”, tells the story of a Jamaican woman who spent 10 years in England, got into trouble with the law and was sentenced to five years in prison, after which she was deported.

On her return home, she was put out of the house by her sister who accused her of ignoring her when she was abroad.

“Anyway, wi mek it up back inna di end an’ we have a baptism up by the river,” Hunt explained.

The writer and producer, Tadrea Davis, who was also in the shelter, explained that he got the idea after reading news reports about the batch of Jamaicans who were recently deported from the United Kingdom.

While there is a comedic element to the movie, it examines the social impact that deportation has on families.

Davis, who said the production was not his first, explained that he and his team are able to earn from the films by selling them on DVDs and having them shown in the town. In addition, they earn a little money by performing skits from the movies at schools.

While Davis plays a role in the movie, his substantive job is at Marksman security company.

He told the

Observer that he attended acting classes in Kingston with playwright Paul O Beale, who created the character Delcita. “Mr Obeale is a good writer and teacher,” said Davis, who thanked his father, Derron, for inspiring him to get into theatre in 2008.

“He’s the one who guided me,” the younger Davis said in reference to his father. “My dream is to become a professional actor.”

The elder Davis, who was sitting by his son’s side, told the

Observer that he, too, was on the cusp of launching his solo career as a comedian.

He said he once performed under the appellation “Mr Lime”, but has now changed that to “Mr Dynamic”.

“Wi have a different thing a gwaan, so wi a sen’ threat to ghetto gal Girlie, because dis year wi a go tek it to dem. So wi a start off wid the movie Shatta Girl coming from England,” he said.

“So mi a go out deh, man, frock an wig mi wear. Yeah, no shoes cyaan fit mi cause any shoes mi buy, dem smaller dan mi foot. So, yuh done know, a so mi a tek it to dem.”

Of course, the bubbly Hunt would not allow the interview to end without introducing us to her parrot named “Blue” beside her in a small cage.

“Does he talk?” the

Observer asked.

“Yes, he’s talking,” Hunt replied, adding that the bird will tell her when its hungry. “An if mi turn mi back go out, him a holla dung ‘Mummy, mummy’,” she said.

Hunt said she’s had the parrot for a year and that when she first got him, he wasn’t talking. However, while she feels a sense of achievement that the bird eventually started talking after listening to her and her family speaking, she had one problem with it.

“Him a informa,” she said with a giggle.

 

 

Sharon Hunt&rsquo;s pet Parrot, &lsquo;Blue&rsquo; is being admired by Patricia Hardy, manager of the shelter at Annotto Bay High School on Monday.<strong></strong>
Sharon Hunt talks about her role in the movie.<strong> (Photos: Joseph Wellington)</strong>
Tadrea Davis tells how he came to write the movie.<strong></strong>

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