Be the first to see the Very Short Shorts finalists 2026!

Virtual Screening

FRIDAY

NOV. 20, 2026

6:30PM  • 📍 THINKARTWORK

Exhibition Opening & Reception

We have a long tradition of using mas to hold up a mirror to society. Through mas, we question, provoke, satirise and say the things that might otherwise be left unsaid.

Climate Change Is Ole Mas brings that tradition into the environmental conversation. The photo exhibition places traditional Carnival characters and the visual language of protest mas in natural environments, creating a playful but pointed commentary on our relationship with the places, ecosystems and resources that sustain us. Through wit, humour and cultural expression, it invites us to look differently at climate change and ask whether, as a society, we are moving in the right direction.
The exhibition is the final initiative under Today Today, Congotay!, an arts-for-climate-justice project funded by the Open Society Foundations. It celebrates the power of local Carnival arts, particularly protest mas, to engage with and illuminate the issues of our time.
Join us for the opening evening, featuring a reception and insights from The Cropper Foundation, connecting the exhibition’s creative work with perspectives, observations and initiatives emerging from Trinidad and Tobago’s climate adaptation landscape.
An evening of ole mas, ideas and conversation about the state of climate action.

SATURDAY

NOV. 21, 2026

1:30PM  • 📍 THINKARTWORK

FILM SCREENING PACKAGE + DISCUSSION

A clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a universal human right—yet that right remains out of reach for many. This film explores two connected struggles: the fight for environmental justice and human rights, and the battle for access to beaches and the sea, where colonial-era laws still shape who can access them for leisure, livelihoods, and cultural life. Meet the people on the frontlines of resistance.

Voices of Resistance: Caribbean Environmental Defenders and their fight for Ezcazú

Documentary | 13 min | Directed by Paula Joseph (Guyana) | Executive Produced by Christine Samwaroo, The Breadfruit Collective and Dahvia Hylton, The Stronger Caribbean Together Network

Across the Caribbean, environmental defenders are standing up to protect their communities, territories and natural resources. Voices of Resistance amplifies their stories, revealing the challenges they face and the importance of the work they do. At the heart of the film is the Escazú Agreement, the only legally binding regional treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean that explicitly recognises the need to protect environmental defenders. Through their voices and experiences, the film asks what it takes to defend the environment — and who protects those who protect it.

SATURDAY • NOV. 21, 2026 • 1:30PM  • THINKARTWORK

SATURDAY

NOV. 21, 2026

5PM  •  📍 THINKARTWORK

What happens when the violence of colonialism outlives colonial rule?

This event brings Frantz Fanon’s ideas into conversation with the present, beginning with a screening of Concerning Violence, an archival footage documentary inspired by his writings. Readings from The Wretched of the Earth lead into a discussion on violence, identity, resistance, and the enduring legacies of colonialism in the Caribbean and beyond.

SATURDAY

NOV. 21, 2026

8PM  •  📍 THINKARTWORK

What does civil society sound like?
Music has always been part of how Caribbean people make sense of the world around us. We celebrate, protest, remember, question and even imagine to our own soundtrack.

For Green Screen 2026, we have invited a small group comprising thinkers, artists,and activists to choose songs from the Caribbean and Latin America that, for them, speak to our theme: CIVIL SOCIETY.

There are no right answers.We’ll listen to each selection together, hear why it was chosen, and then open up the conversation

We might hear stories of resistance and solidarity, identity and belonging, injustice and hope, community and collective action. We might hear something about where we have come from, where we are now, or a vision for the future.
What do these songs tell us about ourselves, our communities and our societies? What can they teach us about the work we are doing — and the future we are trying to build — in Trinidad & Tobago and across the Caribbean?
Come listen. Come share. Come disagree.

Bring your ears, your ideas and your own thoughts on what should be on the soundtrack for civil society.

SUNDAY

NOV. 22, 2026

1:30PM  •  📍 THINKARTWORK

What lives in the deep waters of Trinidad and Tobago?

Join Green Screen and SpeSeas for an informal, interactive encounter with the scientists exploring our deep seas. See remarkable footage from their recent expedition, hear about unexpected discoveries and encounters, and get a glimpse into the research happening beneath our waters.
Most importantly, meet the scientists and ask them your questions directly.
What happens when you discover a species that may be new to science? What’s the strangest creature they’ve encountered? And what could these discoveries mean for T&T?

Come see what’s down there. Come ask the scientists.

SUNDAY • NOV. 22, 2026 • 1:30PM  •  THINKARTWORK

SUNDAY

NOV. 22, 2026

6PM  •  📍 THINKARTWORK

The moment we all have been waiting for! The scoring is complete and the votes have been tallied! Join us for the final public screening of all finalists in competition along with the announcement of our competition winners 2026 and reception!