Date / Venue Information :
September 19 –
25
MovieTowne Entertainment & Shopping Complex
Lot D, MovieTowne Boulevard
Audrey Jeffers Highway
Port of Spain
Trinidad, West Indies
Movietowne screenings $20. Schoolchildren in
uniform $5.
Film Schedule : September 24th
Time:
11am - 1pm
5 Best School Shorts 5 @ 5 mins each
Title: Just One Director Jade Clarke
Duration/Date: 16mins/2007
Genre: short drama
Country Trinidad & Tobago
Synopsis: A young man’s first sexual
encounter….but is it safe?
Title: I Spy [Recycling] Director: Elspeth Duncan
Duration/Date: 12 minutes/2007
Genre: Short documentary
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Synopsis: Under the guidance of Multimedia
artist Elspeth Duncan and using a video camera,
children aged 7–10 conceptualised this series of
four shorts that reveal their perspectives on
the natural environment. I SPY Trees. I SPY
Wildlife; I SPY Things in My Garden; I SPY
Recycling:
Title: YES - Caribbean Young Explorers
[Charlotteville] Director: Lorraine O’Connor
Duration/Date: 20-22min per episode/2006
Genre: Television series
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Synopsis: A television series, hosted by
children, that highlights our culture and
traditions and the geographical make up of our
islands. Each episode is set in a different part
of the country and focuses on themes such as
education, community development and
environmental preservation.
5
Short Local Animations
Time :
1pm
- 3pm
Title:
Morning Glory
Director: Kevin Bhall
Duration/Date: 4 mins/2005
Genre: Animation
Country: Trinidad & Tobago
Synopsis: A short Caribbean Fantasia, set to the
sound of hypnotic music. This piece exemplifies
art in motion.
Title: La Rebelle
[
Rated 18 & Over
] Director: Sacha Parisot
Duration/date: 93 mins.
Genre: Feature
Country; Haiti
Synopsis; A sweet teenager becomes a
foul-mouthed, alcohol-drinking, drug-taking,
promiscuous teen when she finds her single dad
with a new girlfriend. Just how far will she
take her personal rebellion?
Time :
3pm
- 5:30pm
Title:
Black Men and Me
[
Rated 18 & Over
] Director: Michèle Pearson Clarke
Duration/Date: 6min/2006
Genre: Documentary
Country: Canada
Synopsis: Set in a barbershop, a Trinidadian
lesbian explores her complex relationships
with black men.
Title:
Paradise Lost
[
Rated 18 & Over
] Director: Inge Blackman
Duration/Date: 24min/2003
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: A personal, poetic journey to Trinidad
to see how gay people live in a deeply religious
society.
Title: Unease: An 8-Step Programme
[
Director Present
] Director: Jaime Lee Loy
Duration/Date: 8min/2006
Genre: Experimental video/short
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Synopsis: The eight steps to normalcy - or eight
steps to being a natural or ideal woman - reveal
and question the psychological after-effects
women face when trying to fit themselves into a
life or a role they do not desire.
Title: Leftovers
[
Rated 18 & Over
]
[
Director Present
] Director: Janine Fung
Duration/Date: 6 mins/2005
Genre: Documentary
Country: T&T/Canada
Synopsis: Janine Fung questions family values
over dinner.
Title: The Doctor’s Daughter, or The Secret and
the Lie
[
Rated 18 & Over
]
[
Director Present
]
Director: Janine Fung
Duration/Date: 73min/2005
Genre: Feature
Country: Canada
Synopsis: Nikki and Regan become lovers in
Trinidad, while Regan is engaged to Howard. Six
years later in Toronto, they try to hide their
secret. At turns poignant and funny, the film
explores the volatile, compelling nature of
modern relationships.
Time :
5:30pm
- 8pm
Title:
Elogio de la Virtud Director: Roberto Chile
Duration/Date: 30mins/2006
Genre: Documentary
Country: Cuba
Synopsis: A celebration of Fidel Castro’s 80th
birthday, and a portrait of the man, his
humanity, his love of his people.
Title: Viva Cuba Director: Juan Carlos Cremata
Duration/Date: 80min/2005
Genre: Feature
Country: Cuba
Synopsis: Malu and Jorgita are sworn to lifelong
friendship despite the bitter enmity between
their families. When Malu’s grandmother dies and
his mother decides to leave Cuba, Malu and
Jorgita seek to escape in search of hope for
their love.
Time :
8pm
- 10:30pm
Title:
Dancing Deities
[
Director Present
] Director: Emilie Upczak
Duration:/Date: 23mins/2007
Genre: Experimental documentary
Country: T&T/USA
Synopsis: An exploration of the cultural
tradition and heritage of the Orisha in Claxton
Bay, Trinidad. The film invites the viewer into
the rich musical, rhythmic and mythological
aspects of this blend of African and Caribbean
culture to gain insight into the religious rites
at the centre of the Orisha tradition.
Title: Cousines
[
Rated 18 & Over
] Director: Richard Senecal
Duration/Date: 100min/2006
Genre: Feature
Country: Haiti
Synopsis: Young Jessica lives a quiet life in
Port-au-Prince but her father’s death in the USA
changes everything. Now homeless, she goes to
her friend, Johanne, who prostitutes herself to
live. Will Jessica be forced to do the same?
