DOUBLES WITH SLIGHT PEPPER
Directed by Ian Harnarine
Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, USA / 16 minutes / 2012 / English
Dhani
struggles to support himself and his mother by selling doubles at the
market. When his estranged father returns from Canada unexpectedly,
Dhani must decide if he will help save his father’s life despite their
strained relationship.
MOMMY WATER
Directed by Julien Silloray
Guadeloupe, France / 25 minutes / 2015 / French with English subtitles
Eight-year-old
Rosental lives with his father by the seaside. Intent on finding his
mother, he visits Kamo, the village sorcerer, who tells him she has
turned into a mommy water, a siren who lures fishermen to a realm deep
in the ocean.
ANTIMAN
Directed by Gavin Ramoutar
Guyana, USA / 19 minutes / 2014 / English
Anil,
an introverted boy, is pressured by his father to become a cricket
player. Although skillful, Anil refuses to play and takes refuge in his
love for Dano, an older boy. In order to attend the local masquerade and
see Dano, however, Anil must win the upcoming cricket tournament.
PARISH BULL
Directed by Michael Tingling
Jamaica / 20 minutes / 2012 / English
Michael
is the parish bull—confident, charming and without scruples. Michael
isn’t afraid to make his bed, but he may just be afraid to lay in it.
SHORT DROP
Directed by Maya Cozier
Trinidad and Tobago, USA / 28 minutes / 2016 / English
A
lonely, elderly man gets mistaken for a taxi driver while on a morning
drive through the busy streets of Port-of-Spain. What follows is a long
day of reckoning with memories, friendships and revelations.
(This film is a work in progress.)