Words by Jesse Serwer—

A pothound (prounced “pothong” in Trinidad) isn’t someone on a relentless quest for weed but rather a street dog of indeterminate breed. What most in America would call a mutt or, in Jamaica, a maga dog. Trinidadian director Christopher Guinness’ short film Pothound captures a day in the life of one such pup, albeit a rather cute one, giving us a dog’s eye view of Port of Spain and the countryside.