Jamaica Film Unit (1951–1961) was a division of the (British) Colonial Film Unit to produce educational and propaganda films in Jamaica. It was headed by Martin Rennalls. The unit had a mobile cinema for showing in rural areas. The unit produced 41 films in Jamaica that preserve archival footage of historical events, interviews, music, dance, and other cultural activities. Non-professional actors had roles in the films.
Filmography Farmer Brown Learns Good Dairying (1951) Churchill Visits Jamaica (1953) It Can Happen to You (1956), about venereal disease Land We Love (1960)
See also Jamaica Information Service
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