THE FIRST PLANTATION is a deeply personal and spiritual investigation into the vast legacy of Barbados, one of the most visited tourist destinations in the Caribbean and the historical birthplace of the plantation-based economy, which helped pave the way for white supremacy and systemic racism across the American south.

Director | Jason Fitzroy Jeffers
Producers | Romola Lucas & Darcy McKinnon
Instagram | Instagram.com/jasonfitzroy
Twitter | Twitter.com/jasonfitzroy

THE FIRST PLANTATION

THE FIRST PLANTATION is a deeply personal and spiritual investigation into the vast legacy of Barbados, one of the most visited tourist destinations in the Caribbean and the historical birthplace of the plantation-based economy, which helped pave the way for white supremacy and systemic racism across the American south.

Director | Jason Fitzroy Jeffers
Producers | Romola Lucas & Darcy McKinnon
Instagram | Instagram.com/jasonfitzroy
Twitter | Twitter.com/jasonfitzroy

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