HOW BLACK MOTHERS SAY I LOVE YOU

the feature film

Claudette Robinson is a queer, Caribbean girl navigating her strict childhood in Jamaica. Struggling with the difficulties of being separated from her mother, Daphne, who leaves her daughters behind in search of a better life in Canada. After a six-year separation, the family is reunited, but the reunion is far from easy. HOW BLACK MOTHERS SAY I LOVE YOU is a coming-of-age story about a mother and daughter trying to love each other in less than ideal circumstances.
Written by Carys Lewis and Trey Anthony, based on Trey’s critically acclaimed play. The film is optioned by Conquering Lion Productions, scheduled to be directed by Clement Virgo (The Wire, L World, Book of Negros). 
The film advanced to the second round of the 2021 Sundance Screenwriters Lab. 
Supported by TeleFilm Canada and Ffilm Cymru Wales.

the documentary short

Directed by Trey Anthony, produced by Carys Lewis. 
Beginning in the 1970's, post-industrialised countries like Canada and the US were in high need of semi-skilled labor. This caused a movement of working-class African Caribbean women from the anglophone Caribbean to migrate in search for a better life. As a result, these brave women not only faced the difficulties of migrating, working and re-settling, but had to cope with the emotional and psychological impact of being separated from their children for long periods of time. WHEN BLACK MOTHER'S DON’T SAY I LOVE YOU is a film about their stories. 
Funded by TD Canada Trust.

the play

FROM THE CREATOR OF 'DA KINK IN MY HAIR, COMES TREY ANTHONY’S MOST THOUGHT PROVOKING PLAY YET..

How Black Mothers Say I Love You is a tale of a mother and her three daughters and their attempts to love each other in less than ideal circumstances. The play featuring an original score that blends gospel, reggae, dub, and R&B with classical music, by Juno award winning composer Gavin Bradley.