Soul Cine: Film in Perspective: Queen Of Soca + Short Film

SOUL:CINÉ bi-monthly cinema club, is for film lovers to forge friendships, old & new, whilst basking in the glow and wonder of Black Cinema, in the heart of Luton’s cultural quarter.

Queen Of Soca + Short Film

Director: Kevin Adams / 2025 / Trinidad & Tobago / Duration: 95mins

You need to figure out watch gonna do with your life….

Queen of Soca is a coming-of-age drama about Olivia, a talented young singer from an impoverished community in Trinidad. Living under the strict rules of her deeply religious mother, she is forbidden from pursuing soca music, a genre her mother condemns as sinful. When Olivia reconnects with an old friend who believes in her gift, she is tempted into the world of soca. As she struggles to balance faith, family, and her desire to escape poverty, Olivia discovers that her greatest battle isn’t just with her mother, but with the courage to believe in herself.. 

Starring 2020 Trinidad and Tobago Calypso Monarch Winner Terri Lyons, and a cast featuring Penelope Spencer, Ashana Finesse, Melanie Pantin, Russell Wilkinson-Taitt, Calliste, Queen of Soca paints a vivid and rarely seen picture of Caribbean life, and the life blood that is Soca.  

So rep your flag 🇹🇹🇧🇧🇯🇲🇬🇾🇱🇨🇻🇨🇩🇲 and join us for what is sure to be a special night of music, cinema, merch, and giveaways.