Dragging Chains

Dragging Chains moves between observation and conversation as the apparent obscurity of Grenada's Jab Jab tradition is unravelled. Filmed during the 2023 carnival season, audiences are immersed in a sensorial spectacle of oil, chains, and rhythm, while the stories told by local practitioners provide a backdrop of contemporary interpretation. As the spectacle unfolds, the initial exotic appeal gives way to deeper questions of resilience, protest, and colonial after-effects.