A still taken from Caribbean documentarian Patrick Baucelin’s new film, “At the Time of Sugar Islands.” Photo: PROVIDED

Patrick Baucelin takes a one-man, guerrilla approach to Caribbean filmmaking.

A still taken from Caribbean documentarian Patrick Baucelin’s new film, “At the Time of Sugar Islands.” Photo: PROVIDED
A solo documentarian, he location scouts, casts, shoots, directs, produces, edits and promotes all of his own films, which put the spotlight on different aspects of Caribbean history.

“For me, it’s not a job: It’s a passion,” said Mr. Baucelin, a Martinique native who primarily speaks and produces in French. “My work is not commercial. It’s for people in the Caribbean.”

A rosy-complexioned man with a peppercorn moustache, Mr. Baucelin arrived to Road Town two Sundays ago via cruise ship, his preferred method of movie promotion around the islands.

Mr. Baucelin utilises cruise itineraries because they are an economical choice in comparison to what the combined cost of ferry tickets, lodging and food would be if he travelled around on his own, he said.

Mr. Baucelin’s latest work, a 40-minute documentary titled “At the Time of Sugar Islands,” focuses on the history of different sugar mills on islands around the Caribbean.

A section of the film was shot on Tortola, at the remains of the stone windmill in Mount Healthy National Park.

See the April 7, 2016 edition for full coverage.

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