Films, 'All of Emily', Schedule for CFF

If looking for something alternative and interesting to do, day or night, for once there are several options. To begin with, films: the CARIFESTA Film Festival at the Stadium (CARIFESTA Grand Market, Jean Pierre Complex, VIP Lounge - all movies free), The Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival at Movie Towne (each movie $15TT), the Galvanize Video Festival at CCA7 (free admission) and the Grassroots Film Festival.

Cecilia Salazar as 'Jessica' in a scene from All of Emily (see below)

The CARIFESTA Film Festival (CFF) looks like it has some good movies, all outlined in the neat little programme available on site. I went to the opening the other night and the room in which the movies are being shown is intimate, seating about 50 people (?? I'm not good at estimating numbers, so could be more). I've already earmarked it as a good place to escape to when in POS - not only to see the movies, but to avoid heat and traffic. With entrance to CARIFESTA and the movies being free, you can't go wrong. Secured parking for $10 at the nearby Woodbrook Youth Facility will keep your mind at ease re still having a car when you return.
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For those who never saw but want to see my movie, All of Emily (2002), it will be showing at the CFF on Friday 29th September, 2006 from 4:00 p.m. in the VIP Lounge, Jean Pierre Complex. I will be out of the country then, so won't be attending. I'll give a synopsis and other information on the movie in tomorrow's post.

Below is a list of the films showing at the CFF

(All free of charge):

CARIFESTA FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Tuesday 26th September
2:00 pm (REPEAT)
BLINDED
DIRECTED BY ANDERSON QUARLESS, GRENADA

DRAMA,

80 MINUTES/2006

4:00 pm
NO SEED
DIRECTED BY HOWARD ALLEN ANTIGUA & BARBUDA DRAMA/THRILLER, 90 MINUTES/2002

6:30 pm
JEFFREY'S CALYPSO
DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY VASHTI ANSERSON ?USA/TRINIDAD & TOBAGO DRAMA, 24 MINUTES

7:00 pm
SISTA GOD
DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY YAO RAMESAR TRINIDAD & TOBAGO,

FEATURE,

72 MINUTES/ 2006

Wednesday 27th September
2:00 pm
EXPRESSIONS OF DIVALI
PRODUCED BY DION SAMSOONDAR & AL RAMSAWACK, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO DOCUMENTARY, 25 MINUTES

GANGA DASHARA , ANCIENT HINDU RIVER FESTIVAL
PRODUCED BY DION SAMSOONDAR & AL RAMSAWACK, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO DOCUMENTARY, 21 MINUTES

SPIRIT OF CEDROS
PRODUCED BY DION SAMSOONDAR & AL RAMSAWACK, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO DOCUMENTARY, 25 MINUTES

OUT OF THE CANEFIELD
PRODUCED BY DION SAMSOONDAR & AL RAMSAWACK, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO DOCUMENTARY, 25 MINUTES

4:00 pm
WHEN VOICES RISE
DIRECTED BY ERROL WILLIAMS, BERMUDA, DOCUMENTARY, 74 MINUTES

5:30 pm
COLD DEAD HANDS
DIRECTED BY KAZ OVE,

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO,

THRILLER ,

12 MINUTES

6:00 pm
D'BI YOUNG: BLOOD, DUB AND THE MATRIARCH
DIRECTED BY FRANCES ANNE SOLOMON, CANADA/CARIBBEAN,

DOCUMENTARY

24 MINUTES/2005

6:30 pm? (REPEAT)
CALYPSO AT DIRTY JIMS
DIRECTED BY PASCAL OBOLO

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO/CAMEROON ::

85 MINUTES/2005

8:30 pm (REPEAT)
NO SEED
DIRECTED BY HOWARD ALLEN ANTIGUA & BARBUDA DRAMA/THRILLER

90 MINUTES/2002

Thursday 28th September
1:00 pm
THE SHOES

7 SHORT FILMS
DIRECTED BY: NALA, MAHMOOD PATEL, T MELLO, PAMELA WHITEHALL, CARL BRANCH, MICHAEL CLARKE, JEFFREY BISHOP.

BARBADOS

DRAMA. 49 MINUTES

LA DIA'BLESSE
PRODUCED BY SHAMKOE PILE, BARBADOS

DRAMA

25 MINUTES

STONE HOUSES
PRODUCED BY MAHMOOD PATEL,

BARBADOS

DOCUMENTARY

40 MINUTES

DISCUSSION WITH VISITING FILMAKERS

4:00 pm
WAN LOBI TORI (A LOVE STORY)
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY SHARDA GANGA,

SURINAME,

DRAMA,

40 MINUTES

5:00 pm
JAH BLESS
DIRECTED BY HOWARD ALLEN,

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

COMEDY

50 MINUTES

5:30 pm
WALKING ON A SEA OF GLASS
DIRECTED BY ERROL WILLIAMS,

BERMUDA

DOCUMENTARY

8:30 pm

SKIN DEEP
DIRECTED BY SACHA PARISOT, USA/HAITI,DARK COMEDY

86 MINUTES
ADULT CONTENT

DIRECTOR PRESENT

Friday 29th September
1:00 pm
GRASSROOTS SHORTS (Emerging Filmmakers)
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

1:30 pm
SECONDARY SCHOOL SHORTS
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

2:00 pm (REPEAT)
CALYPSO DREAMS
DIRECTED BY GEOFFREY DUNN AND MICHAEL HORNE

USA/TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

DOCUMENTARY

90 MINS/ 2003

4:00 pm
COLD DEAD HANDS

(REPEAT)
DIRECTED BY KAZ OVE,

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

THRILLER

12 MINUTES

JEFFREY'S CALYPSO (REPEAT)
DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY VASHTI ANSERSON

USA/TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

DRAMA

24 MINUTES

ALL OF EMILY
DIRECTED WRITTEN AND SCORED BY ELSPETH DUNCAN

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

DRAMA

22 MINUTES

MOTHER TO A CHILD
CAMERA AND EDIT, ELSPETH DUNCAN

LYRICS AND VOCALS DELANA MITCHELL

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

EXPERIMENTAL

5 MINUTES

PLEASE STAND
CAMERA, EDIT, MUSIC

ELSPETH DUNCAN

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

DOCUMENTARY

4 MINUTES

DREAMS
DIRECTED BY VAUGHN STANFORD

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

DRAMA

14 MINUTES

6:30 pm
LA REBELLE
DIRECTED BY SACHA PARISOT

USA/HAITI

DRAMA

93 MINUTES/ 2005

8:30 pm
ROBLE DE OLOR (REPEAT)
DIRECTED BY RIGOBERTO LOPEZ - CUBA/SPAIN/FRANCE-

FEATURE

140 MINUTES/ 2003

Saturday 30th September
2:00 pm

(REPEAT)
WALKING ON A SEA OF GLASS
DIRECTED BY ERROL WILLIAMS

BERMUDA

DOCUMENTARY

4:00 pm (REPEAT)
JOEBELL AND AMERICA
DIRECTED BY ASHA LOVELACE

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

83 MINUTES/2004

6:00 pm

(REPEAT)
BIDESHI
DIRECTED BY FRANCES ANNE SOLOMON TRINIDAD & TOBAGO/CANADA DRAMA
20 MINUTES/1995

7:00 pm

CLOSING SCREENING
CARNIVAL ROOTS
DIRECTED BY PETER CHELOWSKI?

USA/TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

DOCUMENTARY :: 90 MINUTES

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Elspeth