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2022 - HIGHLIGHTS
BANFF WORLD MEDIA FESTIVAL - Panelist & Moderator
BLACK WOMEN FILM! "BIG UP" - Resident
CARIBBEANTALES INCUBATOR & STUDIO ACCESS - Participant
BANFF-SPARK 2022 - Participant
YMA-TAAFI CONTENT CREATOR FUND - Awardee
BIPOC TV/FILM KIDS WRITERS/SHOWRUNNER - Participant
WIFT - Mentor & Showcase Juror
OYA/CFC SCALE UP IMMERSIVE - Participant
TZ/IPF POWER UP PITCH - Runner Up
UNDER THE TENT - Participant
2021 - HIGHLIGHTS
GAME DEVS of COLOUR - Presenter
CENTENNIAL LEADERSHIP - Podcast Guest
TRANSMEDIA ZONE - Storytellers' Lime
WIFT|BANFF - Event Scholarship
DONNY AWARD - Best Direction "Pandemic Talks"
About KAI
Why I Create
Kai as a Storyteller
Kai as a Storyteller
I create media for children and the children at heart.
I have worked on over 100 hours of television, feature films, shorts, music videos, commercials, and interactive content.
I create because I want to connect with YOU.
Kai as a Storyteller
Kai as a Storyteller
Kai as a Storyteller
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised between the islands and Canada left me with a global point of view, a love of nature, and a a thirst for stories.
I love the spectacle and participation of storytelling.
I am an alumna of the Canadian Film Centre, Berlinale Talent Campus, Children's Media at Centennial, and ReelWorld's Emerging 20.
As
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised between the islands and Canada left me with a global point of view, a love of nature, and a a thirst for stories.
I love the spectacle and participation of storytelling.
I am an alumna of the Canadian Film Centre, Berlinale Talent Campus, Children's Media at Centennial, and ReelWorld's Emerging 20.
As a storyteller,
I use characters and humour to explore themes of:
identity, courage, family, relationships,
myth, magic, nature, and science
all find their way into the stories I tell.
Storytelling Narwhal
Kai as a Storyteller
Storytelling Narwhal
An award-winning creator
Writer | Story Editor
Producer | Editor | Director |
Public Speaking: Conferences & Podcasts
of Linear and Interactive
-- with a comedic flair
An OCT and RECE
with a Master in Child Study and Education
(UofT/OISE | McGill University)
Education Consulting |
Curriculum Developer | Research
Chesa & The Coffin Factory
A supernatural-mystery-comedy series & sort true stories | Live Action + 2D Animation
CHESA & THE COFFIN FACTORY: 1/2 hr series (11-15 yo + coview)
SOLSTICE STORIES: 10 x 9 minute web-series (10-14 yo)
Support to Date:
Selected for WIFT’s Pitch Incubator
First Runner-Up in IPF/TZ’s Pitch Competition
Proof of Concept and Development funding from:
CaribbeanTales
Black Women Film! Canada’s partnership with Netflix and industry partners
Dream Jumpers
A mystery, adventure, sci fi series | 2D Animation
Support to Date:
Transmedia Zone Incubator
BIPOC Kids TV Writers Bootcamp - Pilot Workshop
YMA-TAAFI John Rooney Creator Fund
Black Women Film! Canada’s Producers' Residency
What I'm Working on Now
TV & Audio
Literary + Audio
Interactive
NEW FARMERS: An animated mystery-adventure-musical (6-9 yo)
AMAZE ACADEMY: dance & music (6-9 yo)
BEST LIFE LENNY: a preschoolers guide to your best life (preschool)
MIA & MICKY: twintastic discovery and adventure (preschool)
Interactive
Literary + Audio
Interactive
SL: JOURNEY TO BABYLON - AR audio Zine, Under the Tent collective storytelling project
OH DEER!: HTML5 Science Game (7-9 yo)
Literary + Audio
Literary + Audio
Literary + Audio
FEELINGS ARE FOR FEELING: a lyrical SEL picture book with a Caribbean twist (4-8 yo)
DISCOVERING DUMAS: Graphic Novel (Middle Grade)
RED'S ADVENTURE WITH A WOLFE: a Caribbean re-imagning of the classic European fairytale
Past Projects: Interactive
Spirit of English Minecraft Rally
Spirit of English's multi-level Mincraft team game
with curriculum alignment.
To accompany the 39-week Grades 2-5
advanced Language Arts program
(Narrative Designer, Game Developer)
for Spirit of Math School
Udo Gardens
Social AR Experiences (social filters)
Wellness, Afrocentric themes and augmented reality blend to create udo (peace) experiences. A prototype project from Oya-CFC Media Lab´s Scale Up Immersive.
View How To Videos
Try the filters on on FB or Instagram
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Wearable AR Clothing. Try out with Artivive
Good Neighbours
A visual novel that challenges you to be a good neighbor and kick-off the first day of your best life, in the most unexpected way.
A weekend Pixelles game jam built in Twi on itchio
The Outameni Experience
A cultural theme park that took "time-travelling" participants
through the peoples of Jamaica - from Taino to Rasta.
Past Projects: Print & Web Writing
CBCKids.ca
Wrote, researched, and edited articles, sliders, and quizzes as part of in-house CBC Kids Team.
Samples:
Beijing 2022: Amazing Paralympians you should know
How much do you know about deep sea creatures?
Picture books that celebrate neighbours
Kids Esteem Magazine
Edited and wrote content for the inaugural issue.
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