Facts about a talented Movie......................

Better Mus Come

Fact Sheet

1. The movie Better Mus Come draws from the events surrounding the Green Bay Massacre. The Green bay incident was a covert operation carried out by an elite force of the Jamaican Government on the 5^th of January 1978.
2. Leading actor of the film Sheldon Shepherd is a product of the JCDC Festival Competition. He attended Kingston College and it was there his passion and talent grew. He was awarded the Prime Minister’s Youth in Excellence Award anmd is a member of the Dub Poetry group No Maddz
3. This is the first film that Storm Saulter has written and directed. In 2008 Storm had a feature film dubbed ‘TWANG’ it was the first High Definition feature made in Jamaica. Kingston Jamaica. This period was known as The Cold War.
4. Better Mus Come is the first film Ricardo Orgill will make his acting debut. Ricardo auditioned for the role in Sandy Park and it was here Paul Bucknor saw true potential and gave Orgill a lead role in the film.
5. Better Mus Come has created a platform for two individuals unknown to the world of drama and film. This film has showcased the raw acting talent of Nicole Grey and Ricardo Orgill.
6. The film Better Mus Come gave Ricardo Orgill the opportunity to learn to read. Growing up in Sandy Park, an area which is considered to be a ghetto, Orgill grew up uneducated but this did not limit his prospects of making a way out of the ghetto.
7. Everaldo Creary who plays ‘Shortman’ in the film has been on the acting scene for quite awhile. He has appeared in numerous plays, ads, TV series and music videos and is also a member of the No Maddz group. Creary was awarded the Prime Minister’s Youth in Excellence Award in 2005.
8. Roger Guevneur Smith is no amateur to the world of film. Internationally acclaimed actor, writer and director, Smith has appeared alongside Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in American Gangster.
9. Better Mus Come first debuted at the Flash Point Film Festival in 2008. The film was aired not in its entirety; however, it received good criticisms. Coming October 13^th 2010 patrons can see the film in its complete version.
10. Better Mus Come took a measly 8 weeks to film but took 3 years to be completed.
11. Better Mus Come incorporated a scene that draws from the actual events surrounding the massacre. The ambulance and story used to lure the men to their untimely end plays a pivotal role in both the movie and the massacre.
12. The title of the movie ‘Better Mus Come’ was taken from a slogan used by the Jamaica Labour Party during their 1980’s campaign.
13. The events of the Green Bay Massacre not only influenced this movie but it also inspired Laurie Gunst to write a book titled ‘Born Fi Dead’ A Journey through the Yardie Underworld. Even though the movie was not adapted from the book, it helps to give a more visual perspective of the influence politics have in the development of inner city communities.
14. The chain of events of the political strife seen in Jamaica during the 1970’s to 1980’s was derived from the Cold War. The Cold War began from the late 1940’s and spanned over four decades. Jamaica adopted many of the western models; the governing party of the time had two very different views. One was of the communistic way of life and the other gravitated to the Western teachings. These ideologies gave way to many contentions and conflict during the 1970’s and 1980’s.

15. The Green Bay Massacre has been kept hush since that fateful day. The incident has been seen as sheer brutality. Over 1,400 persons were killed between 1978-1980. Better Mus Come highlights the tragic circumstances a man during that era dealt with.