Beverley Manley has been a leader of women’s rights advocacy since the 70s. She has also enjoyed a career as a fine broadcaster and political activist.

Last year, The Institute of Caribbean Studies at The University of the West Indies, Mona, selected Joelle Powe as one of its ’30 under 30′ Changemaker honorees.

In an interview with Our Today last year, Powe said: “I see film as a tool to express my ideas about issues that I am concerned about. I have another film project coming up. This one is on Beverley Manley, which is aimed at getting Jamaicans to rethink, what do we know about Jamaica back in the ’80s? Who were the thinkers of that time? What were the decisions made that have shaped who we are today?

“That’s why I chose film. It can capture people in a multi-module way through stories. It can educate and transform.”

Her new documentary film is entitled, Beverley Manley Uncensored – An intimate portrait of a Jamaican Icon.

It will be released on International Widows Day, which this year will be recognise on June 23.