By Alicia Sealey Let’s go exploring a few places through TIFF 2014, shall we? First up, I’d like to reintroduce you to the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2014, the NFB is dedicated to innovation and leadership in social documentaries, auteur animation and ground-breaking interactive works. It has contributed […]
Mary Wells’ Kingston Paradise features crime, comedy and some serious soul searching. The ninth-annual Caribbean Tales International Film Festival (CTFF), returns to Toronto Sept. 3 – 13, showcasing films from 15 selected countries around the region with public, community and online screenings. The festival includes 10 feature-length and 20 short films in competition for the […]
By Dave Douglas Photos by Peter Tang At the TD Irie Music Festival third-annual concert at Celebration Square, Mississauga, more than 6,000 came out in support of all their favorite artists and performers on closing day. Some were there for the music, while others simply to enjoy the excellent food provided by the various vendor […]
birdsong – Pan for the people Founded in 1973, birdsong holds a unique position among steelbands, writes Joy Lapps-Lewis (inset). By Joy Lapps-Lewis My first encounter with birdsong took place in January 2012 when I stumbled upon a beautiful panyard on my way to the nearby Blue Edition bookstore in Tunapuna, Trinidad. Oddly enough, one […]
With an average of 100,000 festival goers and growing, TD Bank is back as title sponsor of the Toronto and Mississauga IRIE Music Festival celebrations, extending the successful relationship for a seventh straight year. TD IRIE Music Festival returns to Mississauga’s Celebration Square on Saturday, July 13 & Sunday, July 14, 2013 culminating with the […]
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 & […]
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