CaribbeanTales has added Ariana, directed by Shashi Balooja, to the Queer Caribbean Film Showcase – 6:30 p.m. on September 14, at the Harbourfront Centre. The film portrays the difficultly Dr. Abbas Imad and Abbas’ lover Karl face after Grandma Ariana erratic behavior proves not to be what it seems.
Please see revised scheduling below.
September 14 Closing Night:
2:30 p.m. – Shorts (free):
Healing Power of Jamaica – Kalmplex, Jamaica, 5 mins.
Queer Caribbean Short Film Showcase
6:30 p.m. – Shorts (free):
Ariana – Shashi Balooja, Antigua, 2004, 27 mins.
Dr Abbas Imad completes his residency and joins a hectic group practice. He dreams of paying off his debts and making his live-in grandmother comfortable. His well planned future starts to shatter after his lover moves in and they have to deal with Grandma Ariana’s difficult behavior. Hoping this will pass Abbas throws himself into his work believing things will work them-selves out. Ultimately, Ariana’s dementia proves to be the real issue at hand, and Karl ends up in the role of care-giver. Abbas has to come to terms with his denial, a stressful practice, his relationship, which is about to end, and the harsh reality that the loving woman who raised him no longer exists.
Real Talk – Mizz Jinnay, Trinidad & Tobago, 5 mins.
7 p.m. – Feature ($20):
Elliot Loves – Gary Terracino, (Dominican Republic/USA) 2012, 95 mins. (Canadian Premiere)
A delightful romantic comedy about a young boy’s transition from island life with his mother to finding romance in the Big Apple.
Tickets to Harbourfront Centre screenings can be purchased by calling CaribbeanTales at 416-598-1410 or Harbourfront Centre Box Office at 416-743-4000. Alternatively, tickets can be purchased online at caribbeantales-events.com, or in person at the Harbourfront Centre Box Office, located at 235 Queens Quay West.
The Box Office is open Tuesday through Saturday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. and until 8 p.m. on evenings of performance. For information about getting to Harbourfront Centre during the Queen’s Quay revitalization, please visit
harbourfrontcentre.com/gettinghere
Ticket Prices:
Centrepiece Films (at Harbourfront Centre): $20
Other Harbourfront Screenings: Free
For more information, high-resolution images and interview requests, please utilize the media contact information below.
Media Contacts for CaribbeanTales:
Planet3 Communications Ltd. – Sarah Zajac/Joanne Smale
T: 647.346.4101 E: info@planet3com.net
EvenToBe – Louise Noel-Ambrose
T: 289-389-7204 E: eventobepr@gmail.com
About CaribbeanTales
CaribbeanTales is a group of companies that produces, markets and exhibits Caribbean-themed films for regional and international distribution, including:
CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution, that links quality Caribbean movies and their audiences everywhere, the CaribbeanTales Film Festival Group that produces events and training programs all around the world, and CaribbeanTales.ca, a nonprofit based in Toronto, Canada, that produces educational programs through film, contributing to an inclusive Canadian society. New for 2013 – CaribbeanTales-TV, an internet hub and video-on-demand platform aimed at students, educators and Caribbean film buffs.
