Happy Emancipation Day, People, Celebrate the constantly evolving miracle of human survival,passion, intelligence, humour,capacity for laughter, grief, sympathy, pain and creativity. Peace. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqvXfi1_fYY]Video clip: “I Is A Long Memoried Woman” – A Videotape by Frances-Anne Solomon, based on the book of poems by Grace Nicholls. With Adjoa Andoh, Leonie Forbes. Choreography by Greta Mendez, Music…
Friends, Thanks for coming out to the 2nd Annual CaribbeanTales Film Festival. We had an incredible time! It was wonderful to witness the range and high quality of film and television work of fellow Trinidadians worldwide. The schedule of films & filmmakers is online for you here. We hope to have an opportunity to screen…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3JQH80peoA]Just a reminder of the excitement that we have in store for you at the Opening of the 2nd Annual CaribbeanTales Film Festival starting tomorrow Friday 13th July at the NFB Mediatheque. During the day workshops and in-depth Q&A sessions with celebrated film and video-makers, will turn a sharp focus onto the latest film and…
Between 11am-2pm today tune into 88.1 FM CKLN. Verlia Stephens will be interviewing Horce Ove, Chris Laird, and Bruce Paddington, some of the filmmkers who will be arrving today from Trinidad for the Festival. I’ll be meeting them at the airport then phoning in to the station from there so as not to miss the…
The countdown is on to The CaribbeanTales 2nd Annual Film Festival starting this Friday – Sunday at NFB Mediatheque and Workman Theatre: Our program is online now, and you can peruse it here In addition, every day this week I’ve been profiling special events at the Festival, and today it’s our SPOTLIGHT ON GAYELLE THE…
The 2nd Annual CaribbeanTales Film Festival is full of exciting events! In addition to film screenings, presentations and special guest appearances, on Friday 13th July the Festival will host a series of workshops and in-depth Q&A sessions with celebrated film and video-makers, which turn a sharp focus onto the latest film and television trends from…
Friends: Join me for this Special Community Screening of my film A Winter Tale, where we will also launch our new project TALK IT OUT. Invite your friends. Spread the word! Sunday July 15th at 5.30pm,at the Workman Theatre,1001 Queen St West, Toronto. RSVPs to AWinterTale@gmail.com. See you there,Frances-Anne TALK IT OUT: Read the PRESS…
“Solomon and her cast deliver extraordinarily credible, emotionally raw and sincere performances…” “…violence is not a spectator sport, and nowhere in this film could you simply watch – you felt the call to action, and even discussion.” Expose Magazine (Read the full review here). “A Winter Tale” tells the emotional story of a Black Men’s…
CaribbeanTales Film Festival’s Full Schedule is online now!FRIDAY JULY 13NFB Mediatheque150 John Street 10AM-12AMTrinidadian-Canadian Documentary-MakersScreening/Q&AOlder Stronger Wiser– C. Prieto (CAN),A unique history of Canada’s Black people through the eyes of four Black women.Journey to Justice – R. McTair (CAN),Canada’s civil rights movement and the brave Black Canadians who led the fight for equality.Journey of Lesra…
Hollywood’s hottest music video director, Julien “Little X” Lutz will be in Toronto this month, for a celebration of his renowned career at the 2nd Annual CaribbeanTales Film Festival. Get to Know the Man behind the Music in a Special In-Depth Interview and Audience Q&A on Sunday July 15, at 3.30pm at the Workman Theatre,…