{"id":3471,"date":"2022-05-31T19:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauradowrich.com\/?p=3471"},"modified":"2024-01-05T19:57:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T19:57:26","slug":"island-lime-puts-caribbean-talent-on-display-in-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradowrich.com\/island-lime-puts-caribbean-talent-on-display-in-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Lime puts Caribbean talent on display in Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
One week ago a group of actors, filmmakers, singers, producers, songwriters and other creatives, all of Caribbean descent or with a connection to our islands, gathered at Kiss Kiss Bang Bang nightclub in Hollywood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Outside was a crisp 15 degrees Celcius but inside the club, Caribbean warmth permeated as the specially invited guests mingled with film and record label execs, publicists, casting agents and other influential stakeholders in Hollywood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Free drinks flowed, doubles, pholourie, jerk chicken and Jamaican patties were consumed and the sounds of the West Indies a dancehall artiste Red Rat and soca singer Nailah Blackman kept the dancefloor alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event was Island Lime, a networking party hosted by Question Mark Entertainment under the ODOS umbrella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An acronym for One Degree of Separation, ODOS is a platform created by Question Mark principals Simon Baptiste and Carolyn Pasea-Pogson, to unite Caribbean and Caribbean-adjacent creatives with a view to developing their talent, providing access to opportunities and funding as well as positioning the Caribbean on a global stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Island Lime is one of the activities geared towards those goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bi-annual mixer was first introduced in Los Angeles in 2018 where over 400 people including Black Panther actor Winston Duke, turned up to support the initiative. This year marked the return of the event, which was on hiatus due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n