CaribbeanTales Media Group is excited to announce the premiere of “Garvey’s Ghost,” an original comedy series created by award-winning filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon. The six-episode series will debut on CaribbeanTales-TV, the company’s streaming channel, on September 6th 2024.. “Garvey’s Ghost” follows the hilarious adventures of Marcus Garvey, played by the inimitable Jamaican comedian Owen “Blakka” Ellis (“Gateman”), as a ghost who returns to 1950’s Toronto. on a mission to restore African pride in his followers. To achieve this he hooks up with old flame and devoted disciple Miss Violet Williams. The series stars Melanie Nicholls-King (“The Wire,”) as Miss Violet the no-nonsense Lady President of the Garvey Association, Peter Williams (“Stargate SG-1,” and as the community’s patriarch,. The cast also includes Tymika Tafari, RIchard Walters, Valerie Buhagiar and Sarah McVie. ‘Garvey’s Ghost’ uses comedy to explore serious issues of identity, race andclass in Canada and the wider urban Diaspora – but through a lens of irreverent joy and delight,” said Creator and Executive Producer Frances-Anne Solomon. “I wanted to re-imagine Garvey as a very modern impish ghost on a mission to re-awaken the creativity of Africa in his peoples, despite the frigid cold of 50’s Canada.” “CaribbeanTales is committed to sharing the vibrant stories of the Caribbeanand its diaspora in all their boundless unfettered expressions,” said Diana Webley, Festivals Director at CaribbeanTales Media Group. ‘Garvey’s Ghost’ is exactly the kind of fresh, insightful and entertaining content we strive to create and distribute worldwide.”
All six episodes of “Garvey’s Ghost” will be available for streaming on CaribbeanTales-TV starting on September 6th 2024. Viewers can subscribe at CaribbeanTales-TV.com. About CaribbeanTales Media GroupBuilt over 20 years, the CaribbeanTales Media Group provides a pipeline of screen-based activities by, for and about Black Canadian, Caribbean, and culturally diverse audiences – including Training, Production, Events, and Distribution. CTMG operates the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival, CaribbeanTales Incubator Program, CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution, CaribbeanTales Productions, Black Market Releasing and CaribbeanTales-TV.com
