Free Indian Arrival Day Screenings

The trinidad+tobago film festival presents a free online screening of ‘Yatra: The Journey of the Indian Presence in Trinidad and Tobago’ and ‘Sweet Tassa: Music of the Indian Caribbean Diaspora‘ to commemorate the 176th anniversary of Indian arrival.

‘Yatra’ and ‘Sweet Tassa’ will be streamed worldwide as a double-feature on Sunday 30 May from 12AM to 11:59PM at ttfilmfestival.com/indian-arrival-day

Watch ‘Yatra’ and ‘Sweet Tassa’ Online »

Watch the films and join us on FB Live at 4:00PM that evening for a Q+A with veteran broadcaster, producer + director, Anita Chandradath Singh and ethnomusicologist + Associate Professor of Music, Christopher L. Ballengee, facilitated by Keshav.

Link: facebook.com/ttfilmfestival

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Creator: Morin, Felix Date: ca. 1890-1896 Part of: Photographs of Jamaica, Trinidad, and Venezuela Place: Trinidad Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver, part of 1 volume (48 prints); 16 x 22 cm on 25 x 30 cm mount Rights: Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu. For more information and to view the image in high resolution, see: digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/lat/id/187 View Latin America and the Caribbean: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/lat/