By Laura 'Simply Leah' McNeil
If there’s anything to do with music you better believe I’m involved. This is why I was so excited for music night at the 2019 CaribbeanTales International Film Festival. Galsen - The Language of Souls, directed by Sergio AparicioOlivas, was one of the features of the night which screened at The Royal Cinemas in Toronto. Let me tell you when it was over, I was completely moved by this piece of work.
By Laura 'Simply Leah' Mcneil
Jamaica night was a highly anticipated night at the 2019 CaribbeanTales Film Festival. The Caribbean community was buzzing about this night, and I’m pretty sure it had much to do with the stories that were about to be shared with us. After watching the films, I had a complete understanding as to why the buzz was so big. We gathered at the Carlton Cinemas in Toronto and got right into the first film of the night, entitled Rockstone and Fire. This short film directed by Courtney Coke took us to a page in Jamaica’s history that is rarely talked about, and how it the lives of the people residing in the parish of St. Elizabeth.
By Leah 'Simply Leah' McNeil It’s Jamaica night at the 2019 CaribbeanTales International Film Festival and the final presentation of the night is entitled Last Street. This full length film screened at The Carlton Cinemas in Toronto is directed by Amanda Sans Pantling who is based out of Barcelona, Spain, and Jamaica.
By Leah 'Simply Leah'McNeil
The 2019 CaribbeanTales Film Festival’s second presentation for Jamaica night is called Children Of The Incursion a short film directed by Ina Sotirova, Eka Campbell and Allan Powell. In 2010, Jamaica’s Tivoli Gardens made international headlines when a war between the supporters of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke and Jamaica’s law enforcement ensued. An extradition order for Coke was handed down from the US authorities, which led to the violence that took the lives of 73 people while Jamaica’s law enforcement attempted to enforce this order. Children Of The Incursion shares this story through the eyes of the children who were there, and made it through this horrific time.
By Benjamin Akpan ‘Girls will be girls’ is a saying that’s seldom – if ever – heard. Yet, it perfectly encapsulates the themes of Sarah Gavron’s latest feature Rocks; because more than anything, girls are resilient, brave, and exuberant, even in the face of adversity. Exploring a world so complicated with striking deftness, Rocks is a 93-minute parade of friendship, femininity, and youthfulness.
By Benjamin Akpan Taika Wiatiti’s Jojo Rabbit – depending on your point of view – might very well be one of the best, or very worst movies of the year. Its premise is wacky, yet extremely risky, and Waititi treads an extremely fine line by even attempting to bring this concept to life. The New Zealand filmmaker takes his oddball style of storytelling out of New Zealand (where his earlier works are set), far from Asgard (where Waititi concocts one of the best Marvel movies with Thor: Ragnarok), and straight to The Third Reich.
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