Garifuna in Peril is a drama set in Honduras that follows the challenges faced by the Garifuna people. The story revolves around a teacher who discovers the rich cultural heritage of the Garifuna community and strives to preserve it amidst political and social turmoil.
In a small Caribbean town called Dangriga two up and coming musician, an overly jealous drum teacher, James and a gas station attendant Eddie, devise a plan to impress a major TV show host who is stranded in Dangriga. The plot proves to be too much for James to handle when the producer lusts after his beautiful wife, and things spiral out of control.
A Garifuna woman returns to Honduras to forget her past and rediscover herself.
A celebratory documentary, with engaging scenes of fishing, cooking, dancing, cassava preparation, thatching a temple, spiritual ritual, music and dance all demonstrating the Garifuna link to the Carib-African past. Descendants of African and Carib-Indian ancestors, the Garifuna fought to maintain their homeland and resisted slavery. For this love of freedom, they were exiled from St. Vincent in the Caribbean by the British in 1797. Despite exile and subsequent Diaspora, their traditional culture survives today. It is a little known story that deserves its place in the annals of the African Diaspora. In first person Garifuna voices, this documentary presents the history, the language, food, music, dance and spirituality of the Garifuna culture.
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