Call of the Jab
Saint Davids, Grenada | Film Short
Documentary, Family
"A father's past. A son's journey. A culture calling."
Call of the Jab
Saint Davids, Grenada | Film Short
Documentary, Family
1 Campaigns | California, United States
67 supporters | followers
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$11,405
Goal: $25,000 for production
"A father's past. A son's journey. A culture calling."
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Call of the Jab is a visually rich cultural documentary by Fletch Power that follows a father and son as they return to their ancestral homeland of Grenada. Beneath the waves of the Caribbean Sea, they dive into the mystery of the Jab Jab—a mythical figure born from African-Caribbean resistance, French Catholic masquerade, and memory.
Fletch has been going back to Grenada since he was a teen. He vividly remembers the first time he saw the Jab Jab in the streets of St. George–a frightening sight for a 14-year-old boy to witness amongst the Carnival masqueraders.
Then in 2024, when Fletch went scuba diving for the first time off the coast of Grenada in Grand Anse Bay, where he experienced Jason deCaires Taylor's towering sculpture of the Jab Jab. Witnessing it in a free and natural environment reframed his view on the mythological character.
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Molinere Bay Underwater Sculpture Park is a conservation effort to restore the coral reef after Hurricane Ivan. It is the first of Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater gardens and is widely acclaimed as the first of its kind. The site is now listed as one of National Geographic’s 25 Wonders of the World and is a protected area in Grenada.
This documentary is about a Black Caribbean father and son—a relationship often overlooked in cinema—and the stories they discover as they journey back to their ancestral homeland. Given the role of oral traditions in Black families, this documentary serves to preserve the indelible stories that shape a.. country, its people, culture, family, and history, through a young man’s eyes.
This project is more than a film—it’s a reclamation. A journey to preserve folklore passed down in whispers, explore the power of Black fatherhood, and celebrate stories once submerged, now rising to the surface... Stories that have often been misrepresented and left unexplored.
Call of the Jab looks back—not in nostalgia, but in reverence—to uplift Caribbean identity and affirm that our folklore and people belong on screen. If this resonates with you, if you believe in preserving cultural heritage, passing down ancestral stories, and championing bold, stunning Black narratives—welcome to our journey.
We're thrilled by the support we've received from Tribeca, Canva, and Zeiss. They've been instrumental in the development of the documentary, and their continued support as our creative partners has been inspiring as we phase out of pre-production and into production.
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Our campaign goal is $25,000, which will cover
- Professional Underwater Camera Housing Rentals
- Sound and Cinema Camera Equipment Rentals
- Crew Travel and Lodging
- Crew Transportation
- Crew Meals and Craftie
- Equipment Shipping and Broker Fees
If we raise beyond $25,000, every dollar will go towards the doc and more!
If we raise $30,000, we'll be able to cover the costs of running our campaign and more!
If we raise $35,000, we'll be able to cover story rights and research!
If we raise $40,000, we'll be able to cover underwater photography and licensing!
If we raise $45,000, we'll be able to pay for editing costs!
If we raise $60,000, we'll be able to pay for an original score!
If we raise $65,000, we'll be able to pay for our sound design and mix!
If we raise, $80,000, we'll be able to cover film festival submissions and travel!
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If you want to keep track of us while we track down the Jab Jab, follow us here or on your favorite social media platform @callofthejab. We'll be posting updates as we make our way through Grenada and beyond.
Your contribution and support means the world to us. Thank you for being a part of our journey.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Crew Meals and Craftie (10 days)
Costs $2,000
A crew marches on its stomach. Let's make sure they don't go hungry.
Crew (10 days)
Costs $12,000
Passion doesn't pay the bills. Your support helps the crew keep going.
Equipment Rentals
Costs $1,400
Sound and cinema camera equipment will help capture the beauty and soundtrack of the island and our elders' stories.
Travel + Lodging (10 days)
Costs $2,750
Help us get our amazing crew to Grenada and a place to recharge.
Local Transportation (land and water)
Costs $650
Keep the film rolling (literally) by making sure the production can stay on the move.
Equipment Shipping and Broker Fees
Costs $1,200
Broker and shipping fees ensure our equipment arrives on the island ready for action, and not stuck in customs.
Honorariums for Interviewees
Costs $1,000
Authentic voices and powerful stories need to be heard and told -- and fairly compensated.
Professional Underwater Camera Housing Rental
Costs $4,000
Protective housing for cinema camera equipment will capture submerged Caribbean folklore sculptures while revealing hidden ancestral worlds.
Share this update!
About This Team
FLETCH POWER is a cinematographer best known for his work on the documentary “In Her Element”, which premiered at Tribeca Festival. He recently worked on “Whole Child Whole Nation”, a docuseries for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and “Oxtail & Anime”, an indie film exploring themes central to Caribbean culture.
As he transitions from cinematographer to director, Fletch aims to amplify the Caribbean stories of his childhood, thanks to his Grenadian and Trinidadian parents.
An alumni of the ASC Master Class and Full Sail University, he is an avid runner, snowboarder, and street photographer. In his spare time, he volunteers with various community organizations, a testament to his time at City Year as a Youth Educator.
IDIL IBRAHIM is a graduate of UC Berkeley whose work has led her around the world. She wrote and directed the film Sega, starring Alassane Sy (Restless City, Mediterranea), which examines the issue of migration and repatriation. It was an official selection of the prestigious Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival and went on to win the Jury Award for Best Short Film at the 2019 Blackstar Film Festival and the Golden Dhow for Best Short Film at the Zanzibar International Film Festival. Sega was acquired by Canal Plus Cinema for TV distribution throughout Europe and Africa. She co-wrote and served as a Consulting Producer on Season 2 of Apple TV’s award winning show Little America and directed One Week Notice, a five part docu-series on Revolt TV. In 2022, she was hand picked as a director for the Queen Collective, part of the Widen the Screen initiative of Tribeca Studios, Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit and Proctor & Gamble. Her latest film In Her Element premiered on BET during Black History Month as part of the 54th Annual NAACP Image Awards weekend. She was recently selected as a member of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Writers' Studio 2023 cohort as a Writer-Director and a recipient of the CHANEL Women Writers’ Network Grant as part of Share Her Journey, a year-round initiative to advance the careers of women and non-binary alumni of TIFF Writers’ Studio. She is currently developing some exciting projects for television and film.
INSTAGRAM: @i_am_idil
Anthony is an independent film and television producer/director who splits his time between Los Angeles and New Mexico.In 2012, he founded the Victoria Independent Film Festival and served as the program director for the 9-year life of the festival.
In 2015, he produced The Strongest Man, which premiered at Sundance and was released theatrically and on VOD by Film Buff and Internationally by Sundance Global. In 2018, his directorial debut An American in Texas won the Dutch Golden Stone Award at the Scenecs Film Festival in Hilversum, Holland and was distributed by Gravitas Worldwide.
In 2020 he co-produced the Emmy-Nominated documentary Stockton on My Mind for HBO with director Marc Levin. Anthony continues to serve a diverse group of filmmakers and artists to cultivate inclusion, cultural growth, and collaboration through his organization Film Exchange.
INSTAGRAM: @antvanlathenhoek // www.filmexchange.org
TEDDY FREDERICK is an international filmmaker and Grenadian artist, whose work spans across the Caribbean region.
His most recent project, New Land (The Kalinago Dream) garnered international acclaim and recognition, winning awards at distinguished venues like the Tokyo International Short Film Festival and the Rome International Movie Awards. The narrative’s exploration of the community’s struggles against threats such as deforestation, industrialization, and climate change has struck a chord with audiences worldwide. Currently, Teddy is the Creative Director of the Grenada Film Company.
INSTAGRAM: @frederickteddy www.yellowmountainspaces.com
QUINCY CHO is a bi, Korean-American writer, actor, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She has worked on Love and Noraebang (starring Randall Park), which was nominated for Best Overall Podcast and Best Fiction Podcast at the ‘23 IHeartRadio Podcast Awards. She also wrote and produced Webtoon’s webcomic adaptation of American Road Trip, a YALSA Best Fiction List Selection, which garnered nearly 2 million views and over 100K subscriptions. Her awards and accolades include The Fellowship, Mentorship Matters (Finalist), Tribe Writers’ Program, Women in Animation Mentorship, Yes And… Laughter Lab (Finalist), Pre-Rainbow Pages Mentorship, WAN Writers Workshop, NBC/Second City Hollywood Bob Curry Fellowship, Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program (Finalist), and Upright Citizens Brigade Diversity Scholarship. Quincy’s comedy proof-of-concept is on track to have its festival run kick off in October. She is currently a Freelance Writer on an unannounced Netflix series.
INSTAGRAM: @quincydinosaur www.quincycho.com
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Call of the Jab is a visually rich cultural documentary by Fletch Power that follows a father and son as they return to their ancestral homeland of Grenada. Beneath the waves of the Caribbean Sea, they dive into the mystery of the Jab Jab—a mythical figure born from African-Caribbean resistance, French Catholic masquerade, and memory.
Fletch has been going back to Grenada since he was a teen. He vividly remembers the first time he saw the Jab Jab in the streets of St. George–a frightening sight for a 14-year-old boy to witness amongst the Carnival masqueraders.
Then in 2024, when Fletch went scuba diving for the first time off the coast of Grenada in Grand Anse Bay, where he experienced Jason deCaires Taylor's towering sculpture of the Jab Jab. Witnessing it in a free and natural environment reframed his view on the mythological character.
Molinere Bay Underwater Sculpture Park is a conservation effort to restore the coral reef after Hurricane Ivan. It is the first of Jason deCaires Taylor’s underwater gardens and is widely acclaimed as the first of its kind. The site is now listed as one of National Geographic’s 25 Wonders of the World and is a protected area in Grenada.
This documentary is about a Black Caribbean father and son—a relationship often overlooked in cinema—and the stories they discover as they journey back to their ancestral homeland. Given the role of oral traditions in Black families, this documentary serves to preserve the indelible stories that shape a.. country, its people, culture, family, and history, through a young man’s eyes.
This project is more than a film—it’s a reclamation. A journey to preserve folklore passed down in whispers, explore the power of Black fatherhood, and celebrate stories once submerged, now rising to the surface... Stories that have often been misrepresented and left unexplored.
Call of the Jab looks back—not in nostalgia, but in reverence—to uplift Caribbean identity and affirm that our folklore and people belong on screen. If this resonates with you, if you believe in preserving cultural heritage, passing down ancestral stories, and championing bold, stunning Black narratives—welcome to our journey.
We're thrilled by the support we've received from Tribeca, Canva, and Zeiss. They've been instrumental in the development of the documentary, and their continued support as our creative partners has been inspiring as we phase out of pre-production and into production.
Our campaign goal is $25,000, which will cover
- Professional Underwater Camera Housing Rentals
- Sound and Cinema Camera Equipment Rentals
- Crew Travel and Lodging
- Crew Transportation
- Crew Meals and Craftie
- Equipment Shipping and Broker Fees
If we raise beyond $25,000, every dollar will go towards the doc and more!
If we raise $30,000, we'll be able to cover the costs of running our campaign and more!
If we raise $35,000, we'll be able to cover story rights and research!
If we raise $40,000, we'll be able to cover underwater photography and licensing!
If we raise $45,000, we'll be able to pay for editing costs!
If we raise $60,000, we'll be able to pay for an original score!
If we raise $65,000, we'll be able to pay for our sound design and mix!
If we raise, $80,000, we'll be able to cover film festival submissions and travel!
If you want to keep track of us while we track down the Jab Jab, follow us here or on your favorite social media platform @callofthejab. We'll be posting updates as we make our way through Grenada and beyond.
Your contribution and support means the world to us. Thank you for being a part of our journey.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Crew Meals and Craftie (10 days)
Costs $2,000
A crew marches on its stomach. Let's make sure they don't go hungry.
Crew (10 days)
Costs $12,000
Passion doesn't pay the bills. Your support helps the crew keep going.
Equipment Rentals
Costs $1,400
Sound and cinema camera equipment will help capture the beauty and soundtrack of the island and our elders' stories.
Travel + Lodging (10 days)
Costs $2,750
Help us get our amazing crew to Grenada and a place to recharge.
Local Transportation (land and water)
Costs $650
Keep the film rolling (literally) by making sure the production can stay on the move.
Equipment Shipping and Broker Fees
Costs $1,200
Broker and shipping fees ensure our equipment arrives on the island ready for action, and not stuck in customs.
Honorariums for Interviewees
Costs $1,000
Authentic voices and powerful stories need to be heard and told -- and fairly compensated.
Professional Underwater Camera Housing Rental
Costs $4,000
Protective housing for cinema camera equipment will capture submerged Caribbean folklore sculptures while revealing hidden ancestral worlds.
Share this update!
About This Team
FLETCH POWER is a cinematographer best known for his work on the documentary “In Her Element”, which premiered at Tribeca Festival. He recently worked on “Whole Child Whole Nation”, a docuseries for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and “Oxtail & Anime”, an indie film exploring themes central to Caribbean culture.
As he transitions from cinematographer to director, Fletch aims to amplify the Caribbean stories of his childhood, thanks to his Grenadian and Trinidadian parents.
An alumni of the ASC Master Class and Full Sail University, he is an avid runner, snowboarder, and street photographer. In his spare time, he volunteers with various community organizations, a testament to his time at City Year as a Youth Educator.
IDIL IBRAHIM is a graduate of UC Berkeley whose work has led her around the world. She wrote and directed the film Sega, starring Alassane Sy (Restless City, Mediterranea), which examines the issue of migration and repatriation. It was an official selection of the prestigious Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival and went on to win the Jury Award for Best Short Film at the 2019 Blackstar Film Festival and the Golden Dhow for Best Short Film at the Zanzibar International Film Festival. Sega was acquired by Canal Plus Cinema for TV distribution throughout Europe and Africa. She co-wrote and served as a Consulting Producer on Season 2 of Apple TV’s award winning show Little America and directed One Week Notice, a five part docu-series on Revolt TV. In 2022, she was hand picked as a director for the Queen Collective, part of the Widen the Screen initiative of Tribeca Studios, Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit and Proctor & Gamble. Her latest film In Her Element premiered on BET during Black History Month as part of the 54th Annual NAACP Image Awards weekend. She was recently selected as a member of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Writers' Studio 2023 cohort as a Writer-Director and a recipient of the CHANEL Women Writers’ Network Grant as part of Share Her Journey, a year-round initiative to advance the careers of women and non-binary alumni of TIFF Writers’ Studio. She is currently developing some exciting projects for television and film.
INSTAGRAM: @i_am_idil
Anthony is an independent film and television producer/director who splits his time between Los Angeles and New Mexico.In 2012, he founded the Victoria Independent Film Festival and served as the program director for the 9-year life of the festival.
In 2015, he produced The Strongest Man, which premiered at Sundance and was released theatrically and on VOD by Film Buff and Internationally by Sundance Global. In 2018, his directorial debut An American in Texas won the Dutch Golden Stone Award at the Scenecs Film Festival in Hilversum, Holland and was distributed by Gravitas Worldwide.
In 2020 he co-produced the Emmy-Nominated documentary Stockton on My Mind for HBO with director Marc Levin. Anthony continues to serve a diverse group of filmmakers and artists to cultivate inclusion, cultural growth, and collaboration through his organization Film Exchange.
INSTAGRAM: @antvanlathenhoek // www.filmexchange.org
TEDDY FREDERICK is an international filmmaker and Grenadian artist, whose work spans across the Caribbean region.
His most recent project, New Land (The Kalinago Dream) garnered international acclaim and recognition, winning awards at distinguished venues like the Tokyo International Short Film Festival and the Rome International Movie Awards. The narrative’s exploration of the community’s struggles against threats such as deforestation, industrialization, and climate change has struck a chord with audiences worldwide. Currently, Teddy is the Creative Director of the Grenada Film Company.
INSTAGRAM: @frederickteddy www.yellowmountainspaces.com
QUINCY CHO is a bi, Korean-American writer, actor, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She has worked on Love and Noraebang (starring Randall Park), which was nominated for Best Overall Podcast and Best Fiction Podcast at the ‘23 IHeartRadio Podcast Awards. She also wrote and produced Webtoon’s webcomic adaptation of American Road Trip, a YALSA Best Fiction List Selection, which garnered nearly 2 million views and over 100K subscriptions. Her awards and accolades include The Fellowship, Mentorship Matters (Finalist), Tribe Writers’ Program, Women in Animation Mentorship, Yes And… Laughter Lab (Finalist), Pre-Rainbow Pages Mentorship, WAN Writers Workshop, NBC/Second City Hollywood Bob Curry Fellowship, Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program (Finalist), and Upright Citizens Brigade Diversity Scholarship. Quincy’s comedy proof-of-concept is on track to have its festival run kick off in October. She is currently a Freelance Writer on an unannounced Netflix series.
INSTAGRAM: @quincydinosaur www.quincycho.com