Meet Fletch Power – Bold Journey Magazine

We were lucky to catch up with Fletch Power recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Fletch , appreciate you sitting with us today to share your wisdom with our readers. So, let’s start with resilience – where do you get your resilience from?

I’ve been asking myself that question for a long time: where does my resilience come from?

For years, I couldn’t fully answer it. But while making my documentary Call of the Jab, I started to understand that my resilience didn’t begin with me. It existed long before me, before my father, and before his father. It’s deeply connected to Grenada, to Caribbean history, folklore, survival, and the stories passed down through generations.

Making this film pushed me far outside my comfort zone. I traveled back to Grenada, learned to scuba dive, and faced a lot of fears, both physically and emotionally. Through that journey, I began uncovering lost family stories, ancestral memory, and the deeper meaning behind the Jab Jab tradition.

I realized resilience can live in culture, in oral history, in migration, and even in the ocean itself. Call of the Jab became my way of reconnecting with those roots and understanding how much of who I am was shaped by the people and stories that came before me.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I’m a filmmaker, cinematographer, and visual storyteller focused on stories rooted in culture, memory, and identity. A lot of my work lives at the intersection of documentary filmmaking and cinematic world-building blending real people, folklore, history, and immersive visuals to create stories that feel both personal and universal.

Right now, my main focus is my documentary film, Call of the Jab, which follows a Caribbean father and son returning to Grenada to uncover forgotten family stories and the deeper meaning behind the island’s Jab Jab tradition. What makes the project special to me is that it’s not just about folklore, it’s about reclaiming history, reconnecting generations, and preserving cultural memory before those stories disappear.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

Looking back, I think the three most impactful things in my journey have been learning to enjoy the process, understanding that meaningful work takes time, and reconnecting with my roots.

While making Call of the Jab, I realized filmmaking isn’t just about the final product or getting into festivals. Some of the most meaningful moments came from the journey itself, traveling back to Grenada, spending time with my father, listening to elders, learning to scuba dive, and uncovering stories that were almost lost. That process changed me as much as the film itself.

I also learned that growth takes patience. In a world that moves so fast, it’s easy to compare your path to everyone else’s. But Call of the Jab took years of development, reflection, setbacks, and discovery. Our stories and the versions of ourselves, take time to fully emerge.

And lastly, going back to my roots gave me clarity. Once I stopped trying to chase what I thought people wanted to see and instead focused on telling something deeply personal and culturally honest, my work became more meaningful. I found confidence in my own voice.

For people early in their journey, I’d say: don’t rush the process. Stay curious, keep learning, and spend time understanding where you come from. The more honest and connected you are to yourself and your story, the more powerful your work will become.

To close, maybe we can chat about your parents and what they did that was particularly impactful for you?

One of the most impactful things my parents did for me was give me a strong sense of identity and community, even when life was uncertain. They taught me the importance of where we come from, the value of storytelling, and how resilience can be carried through generations.

My father, especially, showed me the importance of reconnecting with your roots. That became a major part of Call of the Jab. Through our journey back to Grenada, I began to better understand not only my family history, but also the cultural traditions, folklore, and strength that shaped us long before I was born.

That experience changed the way I see myself, my art, and my responsibility as a storyteller. It reminded me that preserving stories is also a form of preservation for people, culture, and memory.

I’m excited to share that Call of the Jab will have its World Premiere at Dances With Films in Los Angeles on June 23, 2026. It’s a special moment for our team, and we can’t wait to share this father-and-son journey through Grenadian folklore with audiences for the first time.

Call of the Jab — World Premiere
Dances With Films
📍 TCL Chinese Theater
📅 Tuesday, June 23, 2026
🕓 4:00 PM
🎬 DOC SHORTS BLOCK 2

Call of the Jab Website https://www.fletchpower.com/callofthejab
Ticket Purchase Link https://danceswithfilms.ticketspice.com/dwfla-doc-shorts-blk-2
Dances With Films https://danceswithfilms.com/2026-call-of-the-jab/

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Image Credits

Main photo – Kyle Meeks

additional Photos
1 – Illustration by Vin Kim
2 – Justin Ward
3 – Grenada Film Company
4 – Grenada Film Company
5 – Guy Jacobs