The
Caribbean Diaspora's most dynamic film festival group -- with bases and
events in Toronto, Barbados, and New York, and partnerships across the
region and the globe -- celebrates the unique voice of the Caribbean in
all its shapes, incarnations and diversity, including culture, comedy,
animation, sci-fi, diaspora stories, stories of cultural identity and
multicultural relationships.
Pothound
Christopher Guiness | 11 mins | T&T
Shortlisted
for the international Vimeo Awards that will take place in New York
June 7-11, this beautiful film follows the point of view of the
protagonist Pothound (meaning street dog in T&T slang) as she goes
on an adventure, runs into adversity, and it all culminates with an
unexpected twist of events.
Red Amber Green
Christopher Byfield | 18 mins | 2011 | Jamaica
This
charming first film - winner of the Best short film awards at the
CaribbeanTales Film Festival, the Lignum Vitae Film Festival. and the
Reggae Film Festival - depicts the lives of three Jamaican boys
struggling to make ends meet by working as vehicle window washers and
street vendors when cars stop for street lights on the difficult streets
of Kingston.
It's a Fact!
Liesje Cole Pragnell | 10 mins | 2011| Barbados
The first
in a series of animation shorts that encourages young people to think
critically. This informative show is packed full of creativity and down
to earth practicality.
A Day in a Bajan Life - Ep 5 Izebo
Pelle Hibinette | 13.5 mins | 2011 | Barbados
Local hero,
rastafarian, artist, philosopher, Izebo is a homeless artist whose
commissioned murals are seen all over the walls of Barbados. A Day in a
Bajan life is a series of vignettes of Bajans spanning all races,
classes, professions and pastimes.
Doubles With Slight Pepper
Ian Harnarine | 2011 | 14 mins | T&T/Canada
This multi
award-winning short film is the winner of the Toronto International Film
Festival's Best Short Film award and the Genie Award (Canada's
equivalent of the Oscars) for Best Live Action Short Film. It follows
the Dhani whose father left him with little more than a Doubles cart and
broken promises for a better life in Canada. When the older man returns
one Christmas with a request, old wounds linger.
 CTA Shorts
CaribbeanTales
is proud to partner with the Technical Centre for Agricultural and
Rural Cooperation ACP-EU to host 3 short films by young people on
Science and Agricultural themes. The films shown are winners of the CTA
region-wide competition that included a year of training and mentorship
for young filmmakers. Vincent Lewis of Trinidad & Tobago emerged the winner with his entry “Bee wise” while Jamaican Marlon Johnson’s “Trial and Error” took second place and Malaika Brooks-Smith-Lowe of Grenada copped third with “Food For Thought”. For more info Caribbeantales.ca
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