Student Notices

UWI in Film @ttff/2016!

Posted Saturday, September 24, 2016


The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (ttff) 2016 takes place from September 20 to 27. Among this year's films are a slew of shorts directed by UWI Film students; collaborations with ttff including a presentation with the Institute of Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) and the Faculty of Law and one with the Department of Literary and Cultural and Communication Studies (LCCS). Full details below.

September 22 | 5pm | CLL Auditorium | The Department of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies (LCCS) presents a screening of Every Cook Can Govern: The Life, Works and Impact of C.L.R. James (121 mins) – This historical tour-de-force interweaves never-before-seen footage of C.L.R. James with personal contributions from those who knew him and astute historical and political analysis from leading scholars of his work. Crowd-funded, crowd-featured and crowd-filmed, this unique production lifts the lid on the life of a tireless, fearless and uncompromising revolutionary. This will be followed by a brief discussion and a Q+A with Professor Emerita Bridget Brereton and the film’s director Ceri Dingle. The event is free and open to the public. To view the trailer, please click here.  

September 23 | (IGDS) and the Faculty of Law in collaboration with ttff present the following films at the Noor Hassanali Auditorium:

  • 3pm | Battledream Chronicle (108 mins) – In a futuristic world of 2100, humans have been reduced to virtual- reality slaves. Two young women battle against the Empire for their freedom in this inventive sci-adventure combining online gaming, Caribbean folklore, and Martinique’s complicated colonial history to create a new kind of hero’s tale. |To view the trailer, please click here.
  • 5pm | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (114 mins) followed by Q+A, Director will be present. |This is the first ever documentary about Dr. Maya Angelou. Through the lens of her inner circle, this film weaves her words with rare, intimate archival photographs and videos, painting hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments. | To view the trailer, please click here.
September 24 | 3 to 6pm | School of Education Auditorium (new location) | The Faculty of Humanities and Education in conjunction with the British Council and the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (ttff) present a screening of King Lear The Film (180 mins)  to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. This visit is also possible through the Shakespeare Lives project. The screening will be followed by a Q+A with lead actor Don Warrington. For full details, please click here. To view the trailer, please click here.

To see the full list of films and events featured at this year’s festival, please check out their website http://ttfilmfestival.com/.

Film

Screenings

Synopsis

Dream Seller (7 mins)

Saturday September 24, 1pm, UWI Film Programme, Q+A

Student Director: Shane Lee Kit

A man catalogues a weekend that he spends with the girl of his dreams, showing all the things she does that makes him fall in love with her every time they are together. Does this perfect woman really exist? Or is she just a façade?

Living Without You (17 mins)

Saturday September 24, 1pm, UWI Film Programme, Q+A

Student Director: Anna-Lisa Wickham

Three individuals are forced to learn how to cope with a void, which stemmed from losing a person of significance. Each individual will share their personal experience and ways in which they dealt with their situation, in order to move forward with their own lives.

Memory Lane (6 mins)

Saturday September 24, 1pm, UWI Film Programme, Q+A

Student Director: Shari Petti

As Vanessa jogs past familiar locations, she recalls the bitter-sweet times she had with Darren. If we could only have this life for one more day! If we could only turn back time

This Connect (6 mins)

Wednesday September 21, 3.30pm,MovieTowne POS, Screen 1, Q+A

Wednesday September 21, 8.15pm,MovieTowne Tobago

Friday September 23, 8.30pm, MovieTowne POS, Screen 2, Q+A

Student Director: Renaldo”Red” Frederick

As Nailah disposes the ashes of her father, she recalls the telephone conversations she had with him and reflects on their estranged relationship that was filled with broken promises. She seeks to finally move on, releasing her father in death, to relieve his absence in her life.

Mel (67 mins)

Saturday September 24, 3pm, UWI Film Programme, Q+A

Student Directors: Renaldo Frederick and Michaela Spencer

Mel tells the story of a young, working class Trinidadian woman, fighting with the demons of her abuse as a child, while trying to survive and take care of her drug addict brother, in a contemporary Trinidadian landscape.

Save the Scene (26 mins)

Friday September 23, 6pm, COSTAAT POS,Q+A

Student Director: Jian Hennings

Save the Scene explores a short period in Trinidad and Tobago’s cultural history where the musical underground was rapidly growing beyond the limitations of the label, where music was created via a desire to create, to comment on social injustices and emotional truths, and when the community supported and often protected the unapologetic music it loved.

The Absentee (22 mins)

Thursday September 22, 3pm, COSTAAT POS, Q+A

Saturday September 24, 1pm, MovieTowne POS, Screen 2, Q+A

Tuesday September 27, 1pm, MovieTowne POS, Screen 2

Student Director: Kyle Sahadeo

Three University students from different walks of life share their experiences of growing up without the presence of their biological father. These students dig deep within, as they reveal how it has affected them.

 The Nowarian (6 mins)

Saturday September 24, 1pm, UWI Film Programme Q+A

Student Directors: Amir Aether and Valen Ali

The Nowarian is an artistic, solemn and nostalgic character piece about a young boy, and his introspective journey as he tries to get a grip on his life and embraces his existence.

Who Say I Am (30 mins)

Friday September 23, 3.30pm, MovieTowne Tobago

Saturday September 24, 1pm, UWI Film Programme Q+A

Student Directors: Amir Aether and Valen Ali

Does your name define who you are? In an attempt to find his own identity, Amir goes out on a quest to discover what the names of people across all facets of society mean to them in relation to their identity and sense of self.