MultiMedia Micro Epic Short-Film New Creative Genre from Dr Kris Rampersad

The Multimedia Micro Epic Is a New Literary Genre from Dr Kris Rampersad.

The MultiMedia MicroEpic of the Anthropocene is a new creative genre by Dr Kris Rampersad. It adapts the traditional long-form epic for short forms of new media using multimedia tools and techniques. It is represented in the short films by Dr Kris Rampersad, One Night To Bloom, pioneered at the Commonwealth Scholars Forum on International Women’s Day 2020. More about One Night To Bloom – The MultiMedia MicroEpic by Dr Kris Rampersad here:

The MultiMedia MicroEpic of the Anthropocene is also the foundational form of the epic series on interconnected GloCal Heritage, mDNA MotherContinent – Mothers, MotherLands, MotherCultures by Dr Kris Rampersad

MultiMedia MicroEpic Innovations to meet Edutainment needs of Post Pandemic Planet

The new MultiMedia Micro Epic maintains the core internal & external elements of the traditional epic inclusive of Muse, heroism, lyricism, an epic quest, journey, perilous ‘adventures’ that traverse universal, earthly & underworldly spheres. It engenders the traditional epic with a heroine.

The conventional epic form is rooted in oral and literary cultures of many ancient societies, although western literary histories appropriates it as orginating in Greece. (Request sessions from Dr Kris Rampersad on the new MultiMedia MicroEpic form here.

The MultiMedia MicroEpic by Dr Kris Rampersad is an example of innovation that endeavour to turn the challenges of the Covid-19 Pandemic into creative opportunities for learning. It leverages small island strengths into arenas traditionally dominated by the metropoles.

It allows for accommodation of broad and deep considerations of individual in the world and expansive universal and deeply personal struggles.

Epic Adaptation Innovations in Dr Kris Rampersad MultiMedia MicroEpic

The new Multimedia MicroEpic by Dr Kris Rampersad maintains some of the the core internal and external elements of the traditional epic. These include its lyricism, heroism, muse, journey and a broad range of personal and sometimes perilous ‘adventures’.

The new MultiMedia MicroEpic adapts the classical epic long-form for short form new multimedia, blending, condensing and layering styles, tools and techniques of the traditional classical epic with conventional (radio, television, print); traditional (cultural-stage/performance) and new multimedia.

Integrated Culture Communication Media Education Entertainment Styles

The New MultiMedia MicroEpic therefore integrates a range of learning and culture-based communications styles, tools and techniques that include verbal and visual, oral and aural styles, languages and representations as text, image, motion and sound along with a host of literary devices and creative elements.

Pop Culture meets Science in the MultiMedia MicroEpic by Dr Kris Rampersad

For an interactive immersive experience, it seams together academia, journalism and pop culture, arts and science, fiction and non-fiction, oral, aural and literary conventions and formal and non formal modes of expositions as biography, documentary, journalese, science/fiction, fantasy, lyrical prose poetry, memes, blogging, song and drama from the confluence of diasporas of the Caribbean in Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe and the Americas, folk song & music.

Thematic Dilemmas of the Anthropocene

Thematically, the MultiMedia MicroEpic by Dr Kris Rampersad treats with many of the socio-cultural & political dilemmas of the Anthropocene: environment & heritage degradation & conservation, health, pollution, consumerism & consumption, gender inequalities, women’s & girls’ education, violence, extremism, global travel, migration, settlement, adaptation, post colonialism, governance, censorship marginalization, alienation, the North-South divide & other development deficits, gaps, opportunities & potentials.

Timescapes of the Anthropocene in the MultiMedia MicroEpic

The MultiMedia MicroEpic’s treatment of time in condensed form is in many ways symbolic of our fast-paced age is symbolic of creation time and processes and promises replication and expansion of the multimedia micro epic genre into infinite micro-forms, multiple sub-story-streams, and meandering modes and medium of expressions.

The MultiMedia MicroEpic’s universal scope draws from quick snap insights from its creator’s wide travel, research and multicultural community engagement experiences, knowledge and photography, videography, articles, journalism, research & global engagements.

the MultiMedia MicroEpic opens-up academia & any user of new media to a new world of creativity utilising & valuing a range of traditional & technological knowledge sources.

More About Epic Elements In One Night To Bloom

The Multimedia Micro Epic form is characterised in the short biopic film by Dr Kris Rampersad, One Night to Bloom

One Night To Bloom adapts the long-winded static classical epic for the interactive short-form that new media allows, blending audiovisual, textual and lyrical multimedia tools and techniques.

The epic storyline of One Night To Bloom simultaneous spans the epoch called The Anthropocene that characterizes the dominance of humans and her own life, to date, its impact on and influence of a small island, with representations of the Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean’s social, cultural, literary, industrial evolution.

The short film draws visually on Dr Rampersad’s travels, activism, and grassroots to global experiences as a multimedia and cultural heritage educator/facilitator working across media, academia, public, private and NGO sectors to facilitate adjustment, access and more conscientious use of new and social media.

Thematically, One Night To Bloom underscores many of the socio-cultural and political dilemmas that characterises the Anthropocene: environment and heritage degradation and conservation, health, pollution and plastics, gender inequalities, global travel, women’s and girls’ education, governance, censorship marginalization, alienation, the North-South and other development deficits.  

Reaching into social issues

“Gender violence, like violent extremism, racism, discrimination and many other pernicious problems of our times will not go away unless we take a closer look at the cultural underpinnings of the power structures by which violence is institutionalised, entrenched and replicated in attitudes, habits and behaviours that are  being passed on from generation to generation,” she told the Commonwealth forum, noting that these are elements into which the film delves.

Dr Kris Rampersad’s film, One Night to Bloom, encompasses the wide arena of her pre—pandemic travel as a researcher, teacher and gender, media and heritage educator facilitator and consultant involved in shaping and sharpening focus on the development deficits and engaging with international to local agenda-setting, policy-planning, reform, training, outreach and advocacy.      

Inclusive and intergenerational, the film’s storyline reflects the impact and influence of her mother, a nonagenarian (in her 90s) on her efforts at excellence, from the springboard of early home teachings into the ‘school-world’ and wider world.

“Her sacrifices, dreams and aspirations propelled my efforts and achievements. Yet despite utilising access and breaking through glass ceilings, I too was confronted by entrenched institutionalised social and gender violence aligned to discrimination, racism and stereotyping, that precipitated a personal health, financial and other crises. One Night To Bloom maps and captures that journey through the epic form and layering techniques that new multimedia allows.”

The theme song of One Night To Bloom is ‘Footloose and Fancy Free.’ It was the theme song of the Cross Country, the first television series Rampersad wrote which remains a landmark in local television programming. The song is composed and sung by Oliver Chapman. Background music for One Night To Bloom is provided by the Trini Panman, Randolph Karamath, a Canadian-based music educator.

Philanthropist, academic, media, public and private sectors are invited to support these efforts to further innovations to bring academia into the age of pop culture and enhance the knowledge economy, including development of an interactive web portal, the GloCal Knowledge Pot. For ore details contact

About Dr Kris Rampersad

Dr Kris Rampersad is an award-winning independent scholar, author and media/culture/gender empowerment specialist.

Dr Rampersad is a UNESCO and National Geographic certified educator/facilitator and a Commonwealth Professional Scholar. Find out more here