The psychological thriller Sansakara, by T&T production company 3 Line Studios, tells the story of an ongoing war between a family of assassins and a crime family. Set in T&T, the story is told through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy who is adopted by the assassins. The psychological Sansakara, by T&T production company 3 … Continue reading
In TOMB, a science fiction feature film set and made entirely in T&T, writer and director Nicholas Attin tells the story of a Trinidadian astronaut who slips into a wormhole while responding to a distress beacon in deep space and suddenly finds himself in the afterlife. Attin said the concept for the film came to … Continue reading
The i|Focus program offers eight weeks of film production training to 250 young people between the ages of 17 to 29 from high needs communities throughout T&T. The program is an initiative of the Citizen Security Program (CSP) of the National Security Ministry in collaboration with the Digital Film Institute. The first cycle of the … Continue reading
As creative space Alice Yard enters its 10th year of existence, its co-founders, architect Sean Leonard, artist Christopher Cozier and writer Nicholas Laughlin say the secret to their success is their spontaneity and responsiveness to what is happening around them. They said they’ve never had a plan for what they’ve wanted the space to become, … Continue reading
The local film “Play the Devil,” by writer/director Maria Govan and producer Abigail Hadeed, is simultaneously an exploration of the socio-political issues underpinning T&T and the Caribbean, a coming-of-age film, and a plea for compassion in dealing with others. Govan and main actors Gareth Jenkins and Petrice Jones, who say even though the film is … Continue reading
The T&T Grassroots Film Festival (TTGFF) provides an opportunity for local film-makers and the public to be exposed to each other. Garland Holder, co-founder of the Digital Film Institute, the organizer of the Festival, said it is targeted at young and emerging film-makers who have made a film with little to no budget and don’t … Continue reading
The second annual Film Festival put on by Africa Film Trinidad and Tobago (AFTT) will begin on July 25 and organizer Asha Lovelace is looking forward to another successful year. Originally published in the T&T Guardian on July 24, 2016 Lovelace is the Caribbean regional secretary of the Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) and it … Continue reading
“SUPER ME,” a docudrama film featuring children and young people who took part in the charitable SUMMER HEROES art therapy program between 2012 and 2014, is a poignant reminder of what children are capable of, if given the opportunity to express themselves. The program is the brainchild of Jaime Lee Loy, who began the program … Continue reading
T&T’s growing animation industry is attracting young people with creative ideas and the means to make these dreams into reality. The Animae Caribe (AC) Animation and Digital Media Festival aims to encourage and foster these young talents. To this end, this year the Festival organizers held a four-day animation bootcamp where all participants, from musicians, … Continue reading
Body- and face-paint are a familiar sight during Carnival and related activities, but with the addition of film and a lot of patience, they can also be used to create beautiful animations. During this year’s Animae Caribe (AC) Animation and Digital Media Festival, London-based artist Emma Allen demonstrated how to create timelapse body paint animated … Continue reading
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