Bringing the meaning of St Pauls Carnival to wider audiences has been a goal for Bristol film maker, Keziah Wenham-Kenyon. This week saw the message of the famous carnival being shared by community elders, who visited The Monica Wills House Retirement Village along with pupils from Fairlawn Primary School.
For Keziah, who has directed and produced the film ‘Inna Wi Carnival: Reflections of a Generation’, which explores the roots of the carnival, it was a ‘full circle moment’ as the pupils greeted the residents with a steelpan performance.
“It was really beautiful, it was a full circle for me as I also played steelpan when I was at school and we visited a retirement village,” he said, adding that the visit also provided opportunities for intergenerational exchanges. “It can be a mutual exchange as both generations are valued,” he said.
