In colonial Jamaica, a teenage Nanny of the Maroons plots a daring escape from slavery with her brothers — a true-hearted story of ancestral strength, resistance, and the power of a Black woman who refuses to be broken.
Long before she became a legend carved into Jamaica's history, Nanny of the Maroons was a girl — sharp, watchful, and unwilling to accept the fate laid out for her. Black Girl in the Ring follows that girl in the years before the myth, as she gathers her brothers and plans the escape that history would remember.
Shot across Jamaica's own countryside and great houses, the film sits inside real landscapes to imagine a formative, largely untold chapter of a national icon's life — a story of family, risk, and the quiet, ferocious will that resistance is built from.
The project was written and produced by Saeed Thomas, inspired in part by Runkus' song "Black Magic" and its meditation on the strength of Black women — and brought to the screen by the Jamaica-based production house M-One.
At the 2024 Greater August Town Film Festival (GATFFEST) in Kingston, Black Girl in the Ring swept six honors — recognized as a testament to Jamaica's history, the power of women, and its craft on screen.
Best of GATFFEST — the festival's top overall honor.
Awarded to Saeed Thomas & Joshua Paul.
Best Local Film.
Awarded to Garreth M. Daley.
Awarded to Kodi Brown as Nanny of the Maroons.
Jamaican Film Night Viewers' Choice Award.
Official Black Girl in the Ring crew tees. Every shirt sold helps fund the next chapter of this story — from festival travel to future productions.
Midnight black tee with the film wordmark on the front and "CREW" printed across the back shoulders.
Same cut, bold royal blue ink — the film wordmark up front, "CREW" across the back.
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