In this episode, Zephrine meets with Grenadian-American filmmaker and entrepreneur Meschida Philip  to talk about about Scars of our Mothers’ Dreams, her touching short film that tells the stories of now-grown children “left behind” by migrating mothers, accepting her calling and the birth of the 1261 Film Festival in Grenada.

Meschida Philip is a Grenadian-American filmmaker and entrepreneur. She founded Mprojekts Creative Productions to tell stories that inspire, preserve legacies while encouraging diversity and equality on set and on-screen.  In 2018, Meschida founded the 12ºN 61ºW Film Festival (1261 Film Festival) in Grenada. 

Her work focuses on social impact issues,  documenting unique experiences to Grenada and, by extension, the Caribbean region, and communities throughout the global Diaspora. 

Directing/Producing/Writing Credits include Scars of our Mother's Dreams; and Searching for Crystal; Miles, directed by Cyrille Njikeng, written by Meschida Philip and Za Keeyah Abdul Salam.  

Currently In Development:  Canary documentary, and Blue Light District feature film.   

She received her MFA Master of Arts degree in film from the City University of New York, concentrating on Documentary Filmmaking.

In today’s episode, we talk about Scars of our Mothers’ Dreams, her touching short film that tells the stories of now-grown children “left behind” by migrating mothers, accepting her calling and the birth of the 1261 Film Festival in Grenada.

See Meschida’s work:

Website: https://meschidaphilip.com/   

Connect with Meschida:

• Instagram @meschidaphilip
• Facebook @Meschida Philip