At this our first screening, we showed a feature film, a short film and a trailer.
Trailer: Cries in the Wind
A film by Sulaah Bien-Aime (US/Haiti)
Cries in the Wind is a documentary that takes a journey through a post earthquake Haiti and its impact on the Haitian people and how they have had to adjust their lives in a crippled, non-existent system.
Watch the trailer here. Join the film’s FB page.
Short FIlm: The Croft
A film by Wayne Benjamin (Jamaica)
On the way to his mountain getaway Derrick has an encounter with an apparition on the side of the road which leads to his next few days in the mountains being filled with a series of bizarre and terrifying events … his horror story is about to become a true story.
For more information and to watch the film’s trailer, check out the film’s website. Join the film’s FB page.
Feature FIlm: A Winter Tale
A Film by Frances Anne-Solomon (Canada)
This award-winning film is the tale of six Black men, all patrons at Miss G’s Caribbean TakeAway Restaurant, who form an ill-fated support group in an attempt to salvage their broken spirits and besieged community, following the local shooting death of a young child.
For more information and to watch the film’s trailer, visit the film’s website.
About Frances-Anne Solomon: Frances-Anne Solomon is a Director, Producer and Writer in film, TV, radio, theatre, and new media. Born in England of Trinidadian parents, she was raised and educated in the Caribbean and Canada, lived and worked in the UK for several years, and has been based in Toronto since 1999.
As well as directing, Frances-Anne is the Artistic Director and President of the two companies she founded, Leda Serene Films, her film and television production vehicle, and CaribbeanTales, a prolific not for profit company that makes multimedia products aimed at the educational market.
Most recently she created, produced and directed the multifaceted Literature Alive project, comprising 20 documentaries exploring the life and work of Caribbean authors from the 60’s through the hip-hop generation (for Bravo! CLT, BookTV, and OMNI TV); a series of audio books (for the Trillium Foundation), and the DCH funded educational website LiteratureAliveOnline.
She was the Co-creator, Producer and Director of Lord Have Mercy! Canada’s first multi-cultural sitcom, which aired on Vision TV, Toronto/one, Showcase and APTN in 2003 and was nominated for two Gemini Awards: Best Comedy series, and Best Individual Performer (Leonie Forbes). (Courtesy of Caribbean Tales)
International Awards for “A Winter Tale”
Paul Robeson Diaspora Award (Special Mention), Fespaco Film Festival
Best Foreign Film Award, San Diego Black Film Festival
Remi Award for Best Editing, Worldfest Houston International Film Festival
Best Editor, Zuma Film Festival, Nigeria
Best Cinematographer, Zuma Film Festival, Nigeria
Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Foreign Film, Zuma Film Festival, Nigeria
Best Film, Festival of Black International Cinema Berlin
Award of Excellence (lead actor Leonie Forbes), ReelWorld Film Festival
Tonya Lee Williams Award for Outstanding Canadian Feature, ReelWorld Film Festival
Outstanding Screenplay (Special Mention), ReelWorld Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Feature Film, Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival
Both actors, Leonie Forbes and Peter Williams were honored by the Jamaican Consulate, New York, and the City of New York for their roles in the film.
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