A NEW documentary is being released to the public, offering an unflinching look at the years-long effort to save one of Jamaica and the Caribbean’s most ecologically and culturally significant gems, the Cockpit Country.

“The documentary is part of a much larger effort to document the history of the Save Cockpit Country Movement, one of Jamaica’s longest-running and most successful environmental movements,” explained activist film-maker Esther Figueroa, adding that the premiere will take place on July 4 at Café Rosa in Kingston.

“Last year, we launched both a long-form and a short-form publication that captured the movement’s history, strategies, and reflections. This film is the next phase of that work,” she noted.