CARIBBEANTALES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
in partnership with Harbourfront centre*
July 29, 30 & Aug 1
Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West
Getting there: http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/gettinghere/index.cfm?ref=footer
Everyone Free!
FRIDAY JULY 29, 9:30 P.M. – 11:00 P.M.
North Orchard
Enjoy a series of music and dance related shorts
Dying Swan
Mas artist, Peter Minshall, producing his first mas for carnival in nearly ten years, reinterprets Mikhail Fokine’s classic ballet THE DYING SWAN for a ‘Moko Jumbie’ (a stilt dancer) in drag. This film chronicles the assemblage and performance of this mas at the King of Carnival competition in February 2016.
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 10 mins
Country: Trinidad & Tobago
Director: Christopher Laird
Year: 2016
Reawakening part of HEARTBEAT
Sara Renelik is a Montreal singer, choreographer and dancer of Haitian descent who has toured and performed with Cirque de Soleil, Celine Dion, Yaya Diallo, Eval Manigat and Yves Dechary. Since 1999, she has lead her own band, touring Canada, the US and Germany.
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 22 mins
Country: Canada
Director: Justin Lovell
Year: 2008
Kobo Town: “Storytelling In ‘Storytelling”’ part of HEARTBEAT
These talented musicians invite us into the dazzling world of wordplay and images that define calypso tradition and Trinidadian culture.
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 22 mins
Country: Canada
Director: Justin Lovell
Year: 2008
Alex Cuba: “The Making Of Alex Cuba” part of HEARTBEAT
Born Alexis Puentes to a Cuban musician father, Alex Cuba is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer. In 2006, he won a Juno Award for Best World Music Album for Humo de Tabaco.
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 22 mins
Country: Canada
Director: Justin Lovell
Year: 2008
SATURDAY JULY 30, 5 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Studio Theatre
Forward Home and Visual Eyes Short Film Series
Forward Home
Shot in nine countries by producer-director Lisa Wickham, director of photography, Sheldon Felix, executive producer, Dr. Keith Nurse, Forward Home is a 50-minute documentary revealing the economic power of the Caribbean Diaspora, living in global cities and their significance to their homelands as travellers and entrepreneurs.
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 50 mins
Country: Canada
Director: Lisa Wickham
Year: 2011
Visual Eyes Short Film Series
A series of short films created by first time filmmakers from the Visual Eyes Film Program for Young Black Women, a new community initiative created by Ella Cooper Creative, Reel Youth and the Nia Centre, with support from Black Women Film!, Children’s Peace Theatre and funded by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Country: Canada
Duration: 12:20 mins
Year: 2015
MONDAY AUGUST 1:
1 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Studio Theatre
Cimarrón Spirit
In the Dominican Republic, as early as 1512, African slaves escaped from Spanish plantations and lived with the island’s Taíno Indians or on their own in mountainous jungles in the remote frontier land of Hispaniola. These people who were known as “cimarrones,” meaning “maroons,” created their own independent communities that have survived for centuries and until recently remained isolated from mainstream Dominican society. These resilient and resourceful “outlaws” have long developed their own celebrations, many of which mock a society that enslaved and branded them.
Genre: Drama
Duration: 53 mins
Country: Dominican Republic
Director: Rubén Durán
Year: 2015
Mystic Revealers: 8 Miles From Kingston
8 Miles from Kingston, a 20 to 30 minute drive from the city gets you in Bull Bay at the place called Jamnesia, a hub for live reggae music and a hot spot for surfers. The place was established by Anthony Wilmot aka Billy Mystic, lead singer of Mystic Revealers, and his family, being now renowned as the incubator of the reggae revival movement. Mystic Revealers took form in late ’70s; a band who stood firm on the scene in times when dancehall became the trend on the streets of Jamaica. Now, after more than a decade of hiatus, Mystic Revealers are ready to hit the road again. Learn about their story in this 20-minute documentary created by Kush Asher and Imani Wilmot and put Jamnesia on your ‘to-do list’ while on the island.
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 15 mins
Country: Jamaica
Director: Kush Asher and Imani Wilmot
Year: 2015
3 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Studio Theatre
A Better Place
From the National Center for Persons with Disabilities to Parvati Girls’ Hindu College, A Better Place captures the dedication of five community based organisations and their commitment to environmental preservation and awareness. Each segment has a unique musical theme from Trinidad and Tobago artists who also showcase their different styles of music in boosting the theme of the particular segment. With a commitment to keeping it local, A Better Place shows how one small country can make a contribution to saving the earth through the power of people, inspiration and hope.
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 63 mins
Country: Trinidad & Tobago
Director: Miquel Galofre
Year: 2015
H2O
“H20” is a creative informative work of visual art, shot on location in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean; which highlights awareness to the impact of water sources, and its management.
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 20 mins
Country: Barbados
Director: Clish A. Gittens
Year: 2015
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*Please note that venues and times are subject to change.
The CaribbeanTales International Film Festival (CTFF), returns to Downtown Toronto, at The Royal Cinema, 608 College Street, with an Opening Gala on September 7, then daily from September 14 – 17 at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.caribbeantales.ca/CTFF/events/ and on-site one hour before each screening at The Royal Cinema.
Ticket prices are:
Opening Night Gala – $25 (includes reception & screening)
Festival pass – $75 (includes all screenings and opening night)
Single Ticket – $10
PUBLIC INFORMATION:
For more information about the Festival, please call the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival Office line on: 416-534-8308 or our mobile line: 647-739-4294 or visit our website http://caribbeantales-events.com and through our email caribbeantales@gmail.com
Media: CTFF
Planet3 Communications Ltd. – Joanne Smale
M: 416-554-2637, T: 289-296-6223, E: info@planet3com.net
REMINDER: Media Accreditation for the festival, Sept. 7 – 17 is now open, please register at http://www.caribbeantales.ca/CTFF/media/
July 22/2016
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