Naima Thompson

In this episode of We Are Crayons - The Podcast, we had an excellent conversation with Naima Thompson, who is a Dramatic Arts Education Specialist from In this episode of We Are Crayons - The Podcast we speak with filmmaker Ryan C. Khan who hails from Trinidad & Tobago’s twin-island republic. Ryan prides himself on being one of the many filmmakers emerging from the Caribbean, a new frontier for storytelling. “I have a vivid imagination, and the ability to render those things out drew me into film making.” Ryan received his first accolade in 2012 when he won the Tribeca/Worldview pitch competition at the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival. In 2013, he participated in the prestigious Berlinale Film Festival Talent Campus and the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival Filmmakers Immersion Programme. A year later, his third short film How Many Times?was accepted into the 2014 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. Ryan began working in the advertising industry, directing TV commercials for major brands within the region. His directorial debut on a commercial came when he worked with McCann Erickson Advertising Group, on the B-mobile’ Giraffe’ spot in 2016. The work won Ryan and team six Gold Addy’s at the Caribbean Advertising Federation Awards and the Mosaic Award for diversity at the 4th District American Advertising Awards 2016. _________ SHARE Please, share this episode with someone who would find it valuable. SUBSCRIBE If you haven't yet, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast or the podcast app of your choice to get new episodes as they become available. Don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter for early access to upcoming content and other colourful insider tidbits. RATE & REVIEW We’d appreciate you taking a few mins to leave us a review and rating for the show & episode at podchaser.com. CONNECT Connect with us on your social media platform of choice, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube. Send us your questions or feedback by Email. SUPPORT If you’d like to support the show & what we’re doing to document and build a repository of Caribbean creatives you can buy us a coffee or two. We appreciate it!