Random Thoughts

This is an anthology film, and only one of the four shorts included are from Bahamas. They’re all kinda interesting and quirky. The Bahamian (that’s definitely a word) one is perhaps the quirkiest one: It’s about a guy with an OCD cleaning obsession. It is, unfortunately, the most indifferently filmed one.

Hm… I guess I’ll throw the die based on all the films on this DVD; not just the Bahamian one.

Not Gay. Jean-Baptiste Erreca/Kareem Mortimer/Scott Boswell/Tony Wei. 2008. Bahamas.

FroCo

• 1 part lemon juice
• 6 parts coconut water
• 3 parts dark rum
• brown sugar cubes

Muddle sugar cubes with lemon juice in a shaker. Add the other ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Garnish with a lemon slice and some shredded coconut.

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This documentary can be found on Youtube. I mean imdb(!?).

It explicitly says at the beginning that it’s not going to focus on poverty, but is going to show us some interesting people from the Gambia who are doing interesting stuff.

And then it does.

It’s not very exciting as a film: The cinematography and editing is very workmanlike, but it’s still kinda interesting.

The Exchange: Six Faces of the Gambia. Mathew Welsh. 2009. Gambia.

Wonjo Cocktail

• hibiscus flowers
• sugar
• whiskey

Make sweetened hibiscus tea and allow to cool. Shake tea and whiskey with ice and strain into an ice-filled glass.

This may not be a genuine Gambian recipe: I found it on a discussion page where they were talking about hibiscus drinks from all over the world. But the hibiscus thing should definitely be Gambian.

It’s really tasty. I’ve done a lot of hibiscus-based drinks from Africa, but this may be the both easiest and smoothest one.

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This short can be found on Youtube.

It’s about a guy who lives in the forest, and we follow him around while he’s gathering food and making food and gathering more food. I quite enjoyed this at the start, but then it started getting a bit fetishistic… Especially the somewhat unmotivated switched between normal speed and half speed.

Man of the Soil. Pierre Deschamps . 2009. Dominica.

Dominica

Rosalie Bay Resort’s Bell Coconut Cocktail

• 2 parts coconut rum
• 4 parts coconut water
• 2 parts coconut cream
• nutmeg

Blend the liquids with ice in a blender. Pour into a cocktail glass and grate nutmeg over.

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This documentary short can be found on Youtube.

It’s a very straightforward film: There’s a narrator who explains everything we’re seeing. Very 50s. Or 60s?

But it’s likeable. It includes many scenes of everyday life; people fishing and sowing and just being people, which is enjoyable to watch.

And this films marks the halfway point in this blog series!

Just kidding.

There’s now less than 10% left. So few cocktails left; so many liqueurs in the cabinet.

A Paluan Documentary. Gary Schlosser. 1950s?. Palau.

Luau Coconut

• 1 part simple syrup
• 1 part light rum
• 1 part dark rum
• 1 part canned unsweetened coconut milk
• 2 parts fresh coconut water
• a dash of lime juice

Shake with ice. Pour into a glass (without straining) and garnish with a lime slice and a maraschino cherry.

This isn’t really from Palau, but it from… that… area. OK, so I cheated! Palauans: Put more cocktail recipes on the net.

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I found this film on Youtube, and it’s kinda very very artifacty.

This film tells the story about East Timor’s struggle for liberation (from the Indonesians, synchronicitily (that’s a word) enough) through the eyes of the titular Beatriz.

The actors who play the central characters are pretty good, but there’s a lot of stiff acting going on around them. The cinematography is basic, but it’s still an engaging film. It has a kind of appealing stillness and reticence going on.

It’s interesting and original and I cried a bit at the end.

Beatriz’s War. Bety Reis/Luigi Acquisto. 2013. Timor-Leste.

Coffee cocktail

• coffee
• Bailey’s
• vanilla vodka

Brew some coffe and pour it into an ice cube tray. Freeze overnight. Put into a glass and pour the Bailey’s over. Add vodka to taste. Serve with a cocktail umbrella.

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