The Greater August Town Film Project, spearheaded by the Centre for Tourism and Policy Research at The UWI, Mona Campus, started out as a component of the University's community toursim initiative. The project encouraged youth from the community to get involved with storytelling and film making around community and national issues. A group of trainees from the Greater August Town community was provided with basic knowledge of video production and film and facilitated in the production of a documentary about their community, "August Town Tells A Story" and a short film, "Fast Lane". The intention is to expand the project into the Greater August Town Film Festival which will provide a platform for filmmakers from the community to reach a wider audience with their work and create employment for themselves and the community.