Accompong, Jamaica was founded in 1739 after rebel slaves and their descendants fought a protracted war with the British. Cudjoe, a leader of the Maroons, is said to have united the Maroons in their fight for autonomy under the Kindah Tree—a large, ancient mango tree that is still standing.

Shifting between color and B&W 16mm film, Kindah also crosses borders to connect diasporic communities in New York with those of the freed slave-town of Accompong, Jamaica. Ephraim Asili’s hypnotic, observational short celebrates the unifying power of music to bring people together.