August 2013


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Twenty-two feature-length Caribbean and diaspora films—ten fiction films and 12 documentaries—will screen at the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff), which runs from September 17 to October 1.

The 22 films come from 14 Caribbean countries, and all but one will be making their local premiere at the Festival. Five will be world premieres, nine will enjoy their Caribbean premiere, and two their international premiere. Fourteen of the films will be in official competition, for one or more of four awards: Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best T&T Feature and Best Caribbean Film by an International Filmmaker.

The Caribbean features are as follows. Films marked with an asterisk are in competition.

Narrative selections

  • Abo So Juan Francisco Pardo, Aruba, 2013, international premiere*
  • Ana’s Film Daniel Díaz Torres, Cuba, 2012, T&T premiere
  • Chrissy! Marcia Weekes, Barbados, 2012, T&T premiere
  • God Loves the Fighter Damian Marcano, T&T/USA, 2013, world premiere*
  • I Am a Director Javier Colón, Puerto Rico, 2012, T&T premiere*
  • Kingston Paradise Mary Wells, Jamaica, 2013, Caribbean premiere*
  • Melaza Carlos Lechuga, Cuba, 2012, T&T premiere*
  • Payday Selwyne Bourne, Barbados, 2013, international premiere
  • The Swimming Pool Carlos Machado Quintela, Cuba, 2012, T&T premiere
  • Three Kids Jonas d’Adesky, Haiti/Belgium, 2012, T&T premiere*

Documentary selections

  • Carmita Laura Guzmán and Israel Cardenás, 2013, Dominican Republic//Mexico/Cuba, Caribbean premiere*
  • Fatal Assistance Raoul Peck, Haiti/France, 2013, T&T premiere*
  • Forward Ever: The Killing of a Revolution Bruce Paddington, T&T/Grenada, 2013, world premiere
  • No Bois Man No Fraid Christopher Laird, T&T, 2013, world premiere*
  • Poetry is an Island: Derek Walcott Ida Does, Aruba/The Netherlands/Suriname/Saint Lucia, 2013, world premiere*
  • Red, White and Black: A Sports Odyssey Robert Dumas, T&T, 2012
  • Silent Music Melissa Gomez, Antigua, 2012, Caribbean premiere
  • Songs of Redemption Miquel Galofré and Amanda Sans Pantling, Jamaica/Spain, 2013, T&T premiere*
  • The Stuart Hall Project John Akomfrah, UK/Jamaica, 2013, Caribbean premiere*
  • Ten Days of Muharram: The Cedros Hosay Che Rodriguez, T&T, 2013, world premiere*
  • Viva Cuba Libre: Rap is War! Jesse Acevedo, Cuba/Mexico/USA, 2013, Caribbean premiere*
  • The Wind that Blows Thomas Weston, St Vincent and the Grenadines/USA, 2013, T&T premiere