NEWS
2020
After Mas shows on TTT the state broadcaster of Trinidad & Tobago.
2018
After Mas gets international distribution with Studio Anansi.
June 2018
After Mas is screened at the Timehri Film Festival in Guyana.
October 2017
After Mas is acquired by the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco and shown as part of their En Mas’ film series
Feb 2016
After Mas screens at the Horniman Museum as part of their Carnival Late series. Curated by MASH Cinema.
May 2015
Screening of After Mas at the “Carnival Expo” in London. The film is also bought by Brown’s University in USA.
October 2014
After Mas screens at the “London Is The Place For Me” event at The Tabernacle, Notting Hill
Sept 2014
Screened as part of the opening gala at Caribbean Tales, Toronto
May 2014
After Mas is selected for the Edinburgh Short Film Festival.
April 2014
The film is screened in Nevis in the open-air festival organised by ChantiMedia and the Caribbean Film Academy
April 2014
Return to Trinidad to shoot my new film Dreams in Transit, a documentary about home, belonging and migration.
March 2014
After Mas is selectd for Reel World Film Festival in Toronto
November 2013
After Mas is selected for the London Short Film Festival!
November 2013
Extended interview with me in ARC, the leading Caribbean Arts magazine. Read it here.
September 2013
AFTER MAS WINS AN AWARD! After playing to packed audiences at the Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival, I was delighted that After Mas picked up an award at its very first festival: Best Local Short 2013. Thanks to all the brilliant cast & crew!
Meanwhile, the "RBC Focus: Filmmakers Immersion" was an inspiring experience. My movie project "Blanchicheuse" has evolved into a fully formed feature-length treatment that pleasingly seemed to have many listeners gripped! Made a lot of new great contacts, several of whom have asked to read a full script. So, on with the next stage of writing…
September 2013
I have received a new award from the Trinidad & Tobago Film Company – a grant to make my poetic documentary 'essay' Dreams In Transit. Featuring poetry from Vahni Caplideo and an onscreen presence from actress Martina Laird that blurs the boundary between reality and fiction, Dreams… will explore the meaning of "home". Need to find just a bit of extra finance now…
August 2013
Just heard I have been selected for the Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival "RBC Focus: Filmmakers Immersion" week led by award-winning Argentinian producer/director Julia Solomonoff. They've invited 10 filmmakers from around the Caribbean to hone their feature film projects and then will award a cash prize to the winning pitch! I'll let you know how it goes…
August 2013
The Trinidad & Tobago Film Company have awarded me a travel grant to come to Port of Spain from London for the film festival. Yippee!
July 2013
After Mas is selected for Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival 2013
June 2013
Complete all post-production. After Mas is finished! Phew! Now on to the next one…