Ribbons of Blue is a ground breaking St. Lucian movie in which multi-talented Mathurine Emmanuel (actress, director, screenwriter) delivers a riveting performance in her portrayal of a single mothers struggles and sacrifices to raise an ungrateful daughter who is ashamed of her mothers humble status. Regardless, the mother uses her lifetime savings to send her daughter overseas to school. The movie reaches a high point when shamed and unable to complete her education, the daughter hits rock bottom and is forced to return home (in the manner of the Prodigal Son) to her longsuffering mothers welcoming arms.

The lessons of Ribbons of Blue are clear. Human relations in general and family relations in particular are to be valued above position and material things. Ribbons of Blue has received plenty of public adulation. Many St. Lucians have unbashfully admitted that Ribbons of Blue made them cry, and Dr. Anderson Reynolds, author of the award winning books, Death by Fire, and The Struggle For Survival had this to say about Ribbons of Blue: Set in rural St. Lucia, Ribbons of Blue is a heartwarming and poignant movie about the power and durability of a mother's love. The movie brings joy to the heart and tears to the eyes. It is a must see for all lovers of St. Lucian and Caribbean culture, and all those who have ever doubted the depth and tenacity of parental love. As proof that all this praise was well deserved, Ribbons of Blue was this years M&C award winner for best film production.

Upcoming Movies
Ribbons of Blue is Iyanola Pictures second movie. Its first, Tears in the Valley, commissioned and largely sponsored by the Substance Abuse Secretariat, dramatized the dire consequences of substance abuse and sexual promiscuity. In it a young man, pursuing a life of infidelity and cocaine use, dies of aids and a broken heart. like Ribbons of Blue, Tears in the Valley, which will be released on the market later this year, has received rave reviews. However, Iyanola Pictures has had no time to rest. The company has began filming Troubled Waters, a movie with a social and moral message in which actress, screen writer and movie director, Mathurine Emmanuel, explores the devastating effects of rape and the healing powers of love. Despite the success of her first two movies, she has promised that Troubled Waters will be her best movie yet.