Fancy catching a couple of great movies this Arrival Day weekend? If you're in Tobago you can do just that, at the Sunday Nite Movie Lime, hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (ttff) and the Division of Community Development and Culture of the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). Founded in 2006 and presented by Flow, the ttff is an annual celebration of the best films from Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean, the Caribbean Diaspora, and from Latin American countries in the Caribbean Basin. The ttff also seeks to facilitate the growth of the Caribbean film industry by hosting workshops, panel discussions, seminars, and networking opportunities.
The Sunday Nite Movie Lime takes place on Sunday, 7-9pm at the Buccoo Community Centre, and will comprise two films. The first is a science fiction short, Pumzi (2009), written and directed by the Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu. A visually stunning tale of one woman's quest to breathe new life into a dying planet Earth, Pumzi was a selection of the ttff/10. Following Pumzi will be the evening's feature film, Rain (2008), written and directed by Maria Govan of the Bahamas. The opening night film of the ttff/09, Rain is a powerful drama about the attempts of a teenage girl, Rain, a promising sprinter, to forge a relationship with her mother, after many years of being apart.
Admission to the Sunday Nite Novie Lime is free. The films are recommended for people 14 years and over. The ttff receives leading sponsorship from RBC/RBTT and is supported by the Trinidad and Tobago Film Company, the National Gas Company, the Tourism Development Corporation, and the Tobago House of Assembly. For more information on the Sunday Nite Movie Lime, including trailers for both films, visit http://ttfilmfestival.com/whatson.asp.