Forward Ever: The Killing of a Revolution

Grenada 1983. Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and a number of his colleagues were machine-gunned to death. Their bodies were never found.
Genre : Documentary
Forward Ever: The Killing of a Revolution

The invasion of Grenada by US forces in 1983 echoed around the world and put an end to a unique experiment in Caribbean politics. What were the circumstances that led to this extraordinary chain of events?

FORWARD EVER explores the achievements and shortcomings of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada as it attempted to forge a new revolutionary society. The film focuses on the year 1983 and the execution of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and his close colleagues, whose bodies were never recovered. With its multiple perspectives and different narratives, the film explores this key event in the recent history of the Caribbean and raises questions that must be answered.

This comprehensive, gripping and revealing documentary tells the story of the Grenada Revolution as never before. The film features extensive unseen footage, as well as old and new interviews with many of the key players of the time including those who admitted to the killing of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop.

Directors : Bruce Paddington
Markets : Documentary
Year Released : 2013
Running Time : 113
Country : Trinidad & Tobago
Original Language : English
Streaming Partner : Alexander Street Press

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Screenings

Trinidad and Tobago film festival
Festival International del Nuevo Cine Latino-Americano
Caribbean Cinematic Festival, Syracuse
Curacao International Film Festival
St Barth International Film Festival
The National Film Theatre, London
DC Caribbean Filmfest
Maysles Cinema, Harlem
Caribbean Cinemas, St Lucia
National Commission for UNESCO, Trinidad and Tobago
Latin American and Caribbean Film Festival of Margarita
San Juan International Film Festival
The Reno Cinema, St. Georges, Grenada
British Library, London
Caribbean Cinemas, St. Kitts
ReelWorld Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
University of the Arts, London
Palace Cinema, Jamaica
Medgar Evers College, New York
Baobab Centre, Rochester
Errol Barrow Centre for the Creative Imagination, Barbados
National Mediateca, Caracas
Caribbean Tales International Film Festival, Toronto
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The invasion of Grenada by US forces in 1983 echoed around the world and put an end to a unique experiment in Caribbean politics. What were the circumstances that led to this extraordinary chain of events?

FORWARD EVER explores the achievements and shortcomings of the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada as it attempted to forge a new revolutionary society. The film focuses on the year 1983 and the execution of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and his close colleagues, whose bodies were never recovered. With its multiple perspectives and different narratives, the film explores this key event in the recent history of the Caribbean and raises questions that must be answered.

This comprehensive, gripping and revealing documentary tells the story of the Grenada Revolution as never before. The film features extensive unseen footage, as well as old and new interviews with many of the key players of the time including those who admitted to the killing of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop.

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