Craig Kirkland
Representing from Spanish Town, Jamaica. An interesting new member of the New Jamaican Cinema movement is a Spanish Town-based film maker calling himself Amaziah The Great who has been honing his craft with music videos filmed in his hallmark style as small movies with some dialogue and a story. Director of his company Great Amazement Entertainment, Amaziyah is an unusual artistic, articulate and talented entertainer who asserts that taking on the name AMAZIYAH THE GREAT provided him with the potential to make a name as a film maker and ‘reggaematical’ entertainer. With four music videos entered in the Reggae Film Festival, Amaziah the Great claims he’s definitely going to prove to people globally, who are influenced by bad press about ghetto life and ghetto people that an upstanding and positive icon, a true star, can emerge from the very same ghetto life. Amaziah claims his work is inspired by the Almighty Creator of all Creation, legendary Bob Marley, Marcus Garvey, Iyanla Vanzant, Hip-hop stars Busta Rhymes & Nas, dancehall guru Bounty Killer, family members, close friends and teachers at Dinthill Technical High School in Linstead, Jamaica – all of whom hold responsibility for guiding him along the right path in life, love and success.