75 minutes
Thursday, July 23 at 7pm
The Main Cinema • 115 SE Main Street • Minneapolis
Special screening event with Canadian-Ugandan filmmaker Ian Mark Kimanje in attendance.
Co-presented by the Ghanaian Association of Minnesota (GhanAM), Ugandan Association of Minnesota, West African Collaborative (WAC), and the Sierra Leone Community in Minnesota (SLCM)
ABOUT THE FILM
Caribbean Carnival is not just celebration. It is liberation, a voice of freedom, and a cultural movement born from defiance, transformed into a global street parade of color, memory, music, and joy.
Carnival: They Can’t Steal Our Joy follows Canadian-Ugandan filmmaker Ian Mark Kimanje as he explores why Caribbean Carnival continues to carry such deep emotional, cultural, and historical meaning across generations of African and Caribbean diasporic communities. Filmed across five countries, the documentary reveals Carnival as a living expression of resistance, survival, migration, creativity, and collective joy. Through intimate personal stories, historical reflection, and vibrant access to Carnival communities, the film reframes Carnival as more than spectacle: it is a cultural force rooted in memory, freedom, and the refusal to surrender joy.
TICKETS
Member – $10 (no online fee – sign in to access Member rate)
General – $15 (+$2 online fee / no fee at box office)
Student – $12 (box office only)
Relased 2025
Directed by Ian Mark Kimanje