Sweet Sugar Rage (1985)

• 84%
• 1985
• Documentary
• Honor Ford-Smith
• Harclyde Walcott
• Joan French
• Hertencer Lindsay
• Jennifer Jones

A popular Jamaican women's troupe uses improvisation and theater as consciousness-raising tools for both rural and urban audiences. Their performances speak directly to the daily experiences of women--the least empowered workers, who labor long hours for low wages with no benefits or rights to organize for better conditions. Using role-play and interviews with female cane workers, the collective develops dramatizations which analyze social issues and pinpoint their concerns.