The upcoming production of ‘Cinderella: A Trinidad and Tobago Musical’ by the newly-revived Bagasse Company promises a uniquely Trinidadian experience. Co-producer/director Aaron Schneider said “it’s the first Cinderella story being retold using the narrative of a country other than its home country. It‘s completely coloured with and driven by the same motivational forces that would … Continue reading
As part of its focus on encouraging local talent, the T&T Film Festival (ttFF) has announced the participants in the 5th iteration of the RBC Focus: Filmmaker’s Immersion. TtFF Program Director Annabelle Alcazar said the program takes participants to a higher level, as they have to have made at least a short film before and … Continue reading
The T&T Film Festival’s New Media exhibit on the works of the late Peter Dean Rickards drew a large crowd of appreciative viewers not only from T&T but the Caribbean, especially his native Jamaica. The pictures shown were beautifully simple, almost stark, evoking a range of emotions from laughter and nostalgia to disgust and sadness. … Continue reading
The film Trafficked tells the story of three friends on vacation abroad who are seduced into carrying drugs, with dire consequences. The film, based on true events, is the brainchild of late journalist Marcia Henville, Eye on Dependency Founder, Garth St. Clair and A Story About Wendy director Sean Hodgkinson. Both men paid tribute to … Continue reading
The 14-minute documentary short The Cuatro Man tells the story of legendary T&T musician Robert Munro. Twenty-year-old director Mikhail Gibbings is excited about its nomination for best T&T Documentary Short at the T&T Film Festival (TTFF), where the film will premiere onSeptember 17. Gibbings said The Cuatro Man is intended to be the first in … Continue reading
Caribbean filmmaking is growing by leaps and bounds, and industry people are encouraging this growth by offering filmmakers immersion programs to help them refine their craft. This year’s Toronto Film Festival will see 10 teams of Caribbean filmmakers participating in the 2015 CaribbeanTales Incubator Program (CTI) between September 8 and 13. CEO of CaribbeanTales Frances-Anne … Continue reading
Tobagonian director/filmmaker Kyle Walcott’s short film, Glass Bottom Boat, explores themes of love and loss, as it tells the story of Janet Wells, an American woman who traveled to Tobago and fell in love. The film will air on September 16 as part of the CaribbeanTales international Film Festival (CTFF) in Toronto. Walcott, 22, said … Continue reading
Acclaimed writer Earl Lovelace will be attending the 12th edition of the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) in Haiti, from August 21 to August 30. He will be a keynote speaker at a two-day symposium themed “The Caribbean, a Collective Memory,” which will question the issue of reparations and how the history of the … Continue reading
Driven is the first word that comes to mind when meeting Kalifa Damani. The 26-year-old Chaguanas resident gave off an air of determination and focus as she spoke about her plans to improve children’s self-confidence through the use of technology. Damani said currently there is no proper policy for the use of laptops which secondary … Continue reading
Singer, actress and producer Tiana Chandler says even though, at 23, she’s probably one of the youngest people to form a production company in T&T, she has huge aspirations. Her first ever concert, titled Theatre Night Out, at Queen’s Hall on August 9 showcases some new and some known faces to the T&T music scene, … Continue reading
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