Shot in the arm for CaribbeanTales

CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution (CTWD) has received a shot in the arm through a major funding grant from the European Union. Founder of the CTWD, producer and film-maker Frances-Anne Solomon is pleased with this latest development which she sees as going a long way to putting regional film and television shows on an international plane. “This […]

Animated film wows Madness fest

Animated film wows Madness fest

By Jasminee Sahoye It’s not easy for someone battling mental illness to open up about their struggles, much less talk about the disease that runs through their family. But one brave filmmaker, who first thought about producing a film on how to “erase” herself from living and no longer exist, as she puts it, while […]

A ‘Tale’ about the film fest

A ‘Tale’ about the film fest

Photo by Gerald V. Paul By Gerald V. Paul So the Eyes guy received the blessings from our President and CEO Anthony Joseph of The Caribbean Camera – we were the media sponsor of the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival – to grace the closing ceremony last Saturday at the Royal Cinema. It was an opportunity […]

Fest screens three films at Jane & Finch

Fest screens three films at Jane & Finch

By Nicole Brooks Dancers help celebrate the Orishas in the film The Orisha Suite showing as part of the Caribbean Tales International Film Festival. The film shows on Saturday at an outdoor screening at Black Creek Farm. The Jane and Finch community is in for a treat Saturday when the ninth-annual CaribbeanTales International Film Festival […]

Come With It, Black Man

Come With It, Black Man “Nothing is strange in life, in a man out for change.” In her feature documentary Come with It, Black Man, director Tamara Tam-Cruickshank explores the musical consciousness of Dr. Leroy Calliste, better known as Black Stalin. Come with It, Black Man was filmed under the hot sun of Trinidad & […]