The Spiritual Baptists of Trinidad have a common saying “Those who have eyes to see, shall see.” This is a reference to their ability to see and access both the carnal and spiritual realms. This film explores this way of seeing through comparing the carnal, spiritual and ethnographic eye.
Melanie Grant
Melanie Grant is an award-winning Barbadian filmmaker. Her short films have been screened at local, regional and international film festivals and cultural events. She is passionate about documenting Afro-Caribbean spiritualities and this film is part of her ongoing research on Spiritual Baptism in the region. Melanie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Arts and a Masters in Visual Anthropology from the University of Manchester.