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SUMMARY:STRIDE: films from Trinidad and Tobago
DESCRIPTION:Art becomes motion\, and motion becomes a way to name where a nation stands and where it insists on going. There is a movement – finding stride through arts\, finding stride as a nation.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/stride-films-from-trinidad-and-tobago/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Azure\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T173000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250831T164717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T170004Z
UID:377717-1758727800-1758735000@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:Queen of soca
DESCRIPTION:‘Queen of soca’ follows the journey of Olivia\, a singer from the slums of Trinidad who uses her talent to escape an impoverished life despite her religious mother’s determination to stop her from getting involved in soca music. As a track she records goes viral\, Olivia is invited to participate in “The Greatest Show on Earth” (the biggest soca competition in the country). Will she be able to rise to the occasion and take the title from the reigning queen?
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/queen-of-soca/
LOCATION:4DX Cinema\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T173000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250904T185416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T165250Z
UID:378037-1758727800-1758735000@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:KAIRI : Films from Trinidad and Tobago
DESCRIPTION:Not a return. Not a beginning\, but the sound of our island that’s still here.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/kairi-films-from-trinidad-and-tobago-2/
LOCATION:Cinema One: Chaguanas\, Rajkumar Rd\, Chaguanas\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T173000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250911T202053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T202053Z
UID:378439-1758727800-1758735000@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:RETROSPECTIVE 2
DESCRIPTION:The Retrospective programme centres and celebrates the film work of trailblazing Caribbean makers. For TTFF/25 we honour Trinidad and Tobago/Canada filmmaker\, Richard Fung. 
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/retrospective-2-2/
LOCATION:Cinema One: San Fernando\, Gulf City Mall\, San Fernando\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250911T170122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T165123Z
UID:378418-1758736800-1758744000@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:KAIRI : Films from Trinidad and Tobago
DESCRIPTION:Not a return. Not a beginning\, but the sound of our island that’s still here.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/kairi-films-from-trinidad-and-tobago-5/
LOCATION:Cinema One: San Fernando\, Gulf City Mall\, San Fernando\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250911T201102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T201331Z
UID:378328-1758738600-1758744000@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:RETROSPECTIVE 1
DESCRIPTION:The Retrospective programme centres and celebrates the film work of trailblazing Caribbean makers. For TTFF/25 we honour Trinidad and Tobago/Canada filmmaker\, Richard Fung. 
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/retrospective-1/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Azure\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250831T165144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T165931Z
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SUMMARY:Queen of soca
DESCRIPTION:‘Queen of soca’ follows the journey of Olivia\, a singer from the slums of Trinidad who uses her talent to escape an impoverished life despite her religious mother’s determination to stop her from getting involved in soca music. As a track she records goes viral\, Olivia is invited to participate in “The Greatest Show on Earth” (the biggest soca competition in the country). Will she be able to rise to the occasion and take the title from the reigning queen?
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/queen-of-soca-2/
LOCATION:Cinema One: Chaguanas\, Rajkumar Rd\, Chaguanas\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T203000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250911T165322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T170132Z
UID:378414-1758738600-1758745800@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:KAIRI : Films from Trinidad and Tobago
DESCRIPTION:Not a return. Not a beginning\, but the sound of our island that’s still here.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/kairi-films-from-trinidad-and-tobago-4/
LOCATION:4DX Cinema\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T230000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250831T165635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T165804Z
UID:377723-1758747600-1758754800@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:Queen of soca
DESCRIPTION:‘Queen of soca’ follows the journey of Olivia\, a singer from the slums of Trinidad who uses her talent to escape an impoverished life despite her religious mother’s determination to stop her from getting involved in soca music. As a track she records goes viral\, Olivia is invited to participate in “The Greatest Show on Earth” (the biggest soca competition in the country). Will she be able to rise to the occasion and take the title from the reigning queen?
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/queen-of-soca-3/
LOCATION:Cinema One: San Fernando\, Gulf City Mall\, San Fernando\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250924T230000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250911T201553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T165527Z
UID:378330-1758749400-1758754800@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:RETROSPECTIVE 2
DESCRIPTION:The Retrospective programme centres and celebrates the film work of trailblazing Caribbean makers. For TTFF/25 we honour Trinidad and Tobago/Canada filmmaker\, Richard Fung. 
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/retrospective-2/
LOCATION:Cinema One: Chaguanas\, Rajkumar Rd\, Chaguanas\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250905T170719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T170719Z
UID:378083-1758794400-1758801600@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:BREAK THE FRAME
DESCRIPTION:Form cracks. Intimacies misbehave. What doesn’t fit gets louder. What doesn’t bend\, breaks back.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/break-the-frame/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Amethyst\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T123000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250904T165235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T173231Z
UID:377980-1758796200-1758803400@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:PROCESS
DESCRIPTION:Memory doesn’t always arrive whole\, sometimes it’s passed down in sketches\, stitches\, and scraps of unfinished stories. These films trace artistic legacies through hands\, homes\, and histories\, revealing how creation becomes a form of kinship\, showing us us how inheritance gets reassembled in the wake of rupture.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/process-2/
LOCATION:4DX Cinema\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T123000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250905T201829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T185547Z
UID:378183-1758796200-1758803400@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:FILM SCHOOL SHORTS 2
DESCRIPTION:Short films from student filmmakers around the Caribbean.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/film-school-shorts-2/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Azure\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250831T170239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T171108Z
UID:377726-1758799800-1758805200@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:Nocturnes/ special presentation
DESCRIPTION:A hushed marvel of observational cinema\, ‘Nocturnes’ invites viewers into the shadowy\, flickering world of moths in the Eastern Himalayas\, a remote ecological hotspot along the India-Bhutan border. With mesmeric micro-cinematography and an attuned sonic recording the film traces the nocturnal investigations of two observers drawn to the delicate grandeur of these often-overlooked creatures. ‘Nocturnes’ is more than a visual wonder; it is a poetic immersion into interconnection between species\, climates\, and rhythms too easily ignored. Not an ecological portrait but a sensory plea: to slow down\, to look closer\, and to find beauty where most fail to see it.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/nocturnes-special-presentation/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Azure\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250831T172903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T172903Z
UID:377733-1758805200-1758812400@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:Twice into oblivion
DESCRIPTION:Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Quisqueya and a hidden genocide. In 1937\, Dominican dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo ordered the massacre of over 20\,000 Haitian immigrants living in the Dominican Republic. Daphné Ménard\, a Haitian theatre director\, brought together actors from both parts of the island to work on an unprecedented creative project\, demanding people from both sides summon up the darker realms of their histories.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/twice-into-oblivion/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Amethyst\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T150000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250912T014213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T014213Z
UID:378484-1758807000-1758812400@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:Carnival: They Can't steal our Joy
DESCRIPTION:In the 18th century\, enslaved Africans on an Island in the Caribbean revolted to fight for their freedom by using their forbidden cultural rituals and folklores\, that creative resistance movement is the current day \, “Caribbean Carnival”.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/carnival-they-cant-steal-our-joy-2/
LOCATION:IMAX Cinema\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T153000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250905T173932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T173932Z
UID:378116-1758807000-1758814200@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:GROW
DESCRIPTION:Rooted in local knowledge\, and sharpened against systems that mistake extraction for progress. This is land reclaimed as method\, as memory\, as future.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/grow/
LOCATION:4DX Cinema\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T153000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250831T171727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T171727Z
UID:377729-1758808800-1758814200@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:Everyday dignity: Philomena Essed
DESCRIPTION:Forty years ago\, scholar Philomena Essed sparked fierce public debate with her groundbreaking book\, Everyday Racism. Once seen as controversial\, the work is now recognised as a foundational text in the fight against racism. In this intimate and timely documentary\, filmmaker Ida Does follows Essed’s enduring journey as a pioneer\, thinker\, and bridge-builder between generations. The film explores what it takes to speak out for decades as a Black female scholar in a resistant society. And asks how one sustains that mission with grace\, wisdom\, and integrity?
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/everyday-dignity-philomena-essed/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Azure\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T173000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250901T151911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T170911Z
UID:377772-1758816000-1758821400@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:HOLDING ON
DESCRIPTION:Coastal and rural workers are being squeezed out of the futures they’ve sustained for generations. This programme invites a reckoning: not with loss\, but with the systems making survival impossible.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/holding-on/
LOCATION:IMAX Cinema\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250908T233919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T164922Z
UID:378342-1758817800-1758823200@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:STRIDE: films from Trinidad and Tobago
DESCRIPTION:Art becomes motion\, and motion becomes a way to name where a nation stands and where it insists on going. There is a movement – finding stride through arts\, finding stride as a nation.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/stride-2/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Amethyst\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ttfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Dancing-on-Steel-Film-Still-Humankind-Studios.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T183000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250831T172359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T172359Z
UID:377731-1758817800-1758825000@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:Possible landscapes
DESCRIPTION:‘Possible landscapes’ is a poignant exploration of intergenerational experiences of Caribbean environments\, filmed across two seasons in Trinidad and Tobago. Across sugarcane fields\, steep hillsides\, on fishing boats and through dying coral reefs\, the film presents intimate portraits of people in their daily lives and examines the impacts of colonial legacies\, post-independence aspirations\, and the evolving forces of extractivism.  A collaboration between filmmaker Kannan Arunasalam and professors Tao DuFour (Architecture) and Natalie Melas (Comparative Literature)\, it emerges from the research project Possible Landscapes: Documenting Environmental Experience in Trinidad and Tobago. Combining documentary and academic enquiry\, it foregrounds lived experience of landscape and environment.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/possible-landscapes/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Azure\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T183000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250831T173151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T173151Z
UID:377736-1758817800-1758825000@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:A mother apart
DESCRIPTION:How do you raise a child when your own mother abandoned you? In a remarkable story of healing and forgiveness\, Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin\, renowned for performances in Def Poetry Slam and hit solo shows like MotherStruck!\, radically re-imagines the essential art of mothering. In seeking her elusive mother – a trail that leads to Brooklyn\, Montreal\, Cologne and\, finally\, Jamaica – Staceyann and her daughter forge a new sense of home.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/a-mother-apart/
LOCATION:4DX Cinema\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T183000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250808T133446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T133611Z
UID:377494-1758825000-1758825000@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:TTFF/25 Gala Screening: ‘Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story’
DESCRIPTION:Join us on 25 September\, 2025\, for Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival’s 2025 gala screening of ‘Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story’\, directed by award-winning filmmaker Alison Duke. Share an unforgettable evening celebrating the music of Jamaican dancehall legend Sister Nancy\, creator of the iconic anthem “Bam Bam.” The night begins with a cocktail reception at 6:30pm\, followed by the screening at 7:30pm sharp at IMAX\, One Woodbrook Place. After the film\, there’ll be an engaging Q&A with the director\, then rock up to our after-party from 10:00pm to 2:00am\, featuring the best back-in-times reggae and dancehall tracks. \nIn ‘Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story’\, Duke weaves together dynamic tour performances\, rare archival footage\, and candid interviews with stars such as Janelle Monáe\, Young Guru\, and Pete Rock to tell the story of Sister Nancy’s journey. Once denied the royalties and recognition she deserved\, she persevered against the odds to become an internationally celebrated performer. Her music has transcended boundaries – resonating with reggae and hip-hop fans alike and captivating audiences across generations. The film is both a tribute to her enduring influence and a testament to the power of resilience\, authenticity\, and staying true to one’s art.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/ttff-25-gala-screening-bam-bam-the-sister-nancy-story/
LOCATION:IMAX Cinema\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250925T213000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250905T180921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T172301Z
UID:378131-1758830400-1758835800@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:UNWRITTEN
DESCRIPTION:They weren’t written in\, so they write themselves back. Across borders\, timelines\, and bloodlines\, these works hold the line between silence and citation
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/unwritten/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Azure\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250926T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250926T113000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250903T014140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250906T171915Z
UID:377821-1758879000-1758886200@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:Seeing through the lens: MASTERCLASS
DESCRIPTION:Spanning geographies and generations\, Richard Fung’s body of work navigates identity\, memory\, and belonging across Trinidad\, Toronto\, and beyond. From exploring his Moruga-born mother’s life through the lens of postcolonial migration\, to tracing the journey of dal puri from Canada to Bihar\, to documenting queer Asian communities in Toronto – Fung’s films ask how we negotiate space\, visibility\, and relation. His subjects include the falsely accused\, the displaced\, the diasporic\, and the everyday – always treated with nuance and care.  \nIn this intimate session\, Fung shares excerpts from both his experimental and documentary films\, offering insight into the aesthetic and conceptual choices that shape his practice. He reflects on how visual storytelling can give ‘minor’ stories space to be seen and heard\, and how formal strategies – such as hybridity\, voice\, and fragmentation – can deepen our understanding of relationality. Whether mapping transnational journeys or quiet domestic moments\, Fung’s work challenges dominant frames and invites us to rethink how film can witness\, connect\, and intervene. \n. \n🎫 THIS MASTERCLASS IS AVAILABLE TO INDUSTRY PASS HOLDERS \n🔗 ALL ACCESS INDUSTRY PASSES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY AT ISLAND eTICKETS \n🔗 26 SEPT. INDUSTRY DAY PASSES AVAILABLE AT ISLAND eTICKETS
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/seeing-through-the-lens-masterclass/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Emerald\, Cinema One\, Level Two\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Industry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250926T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250926T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250904T163153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T174045Z
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SUMMARY:FREE UP
DESCRIPTION:Play isn’t an escape – it’s how you fight back\, stitch joy into the cracks\, and turn survival into style. Skating\, bubbling\, strutting\, remembering\, each act a form of improvisation\, a claim to space\, a refusal to vanish. From carnival queens to shuttered community centers\, this is play as pulse\, protest\, and possibility.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/free-up-2/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Azure\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250926T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20251022T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250831T182503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T182525Z
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SUMMARY:Monikondee
DESCRIPTION:For centuries\, Suriname’s Maroons have preserved ancestral traditions and resisted capitalist encroachment. But climate change and gold mining now threaten their way of life.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/monikondee/
LOCATION:4DX Cinema\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250926T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250926T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250901T163550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T170949Z
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SUMMARY:HOLDING ON
DESCRIPTION:Coastal and rural workers are being squeezed out of the futures they’ve sustained for generations. This programme invites a reckoning: not with loss\, but with the systems making survival impossible.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/holding-on-2/
LOCATION:IMAX Cinema\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:screening-multi-film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250926T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250926T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250831T181505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T181542Z
UID:377746-1758886200-1758895200@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:The price of love - Cheddi Jagan
DESCRIPTION:Born on a sugar plantation in rural Guyana to indentured Indian laborers\, Cheddi Jagan rose from humble beginnings to become the Western Hemisphere’s first democratically elected Marxist leader.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/the-price-of-love-cheddi-jagan/
LOCATION:Gemstone: Amethyst\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Port_of_Spain:20250926T143000
DTSTAMP:20260422T075243
CREATED:20250831T221033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T221033Z
UID:377755-1758891600-1758897000@ttfilmfestival.com
SUMMARY:Olivia + the clouds
DESCRIPTION:‘Olivia and the clouds’ is a surreal exploration of love’s complexities.
URL:https://ttfilmfestival.com/event/olivia-the-clouds/
LOCATION:4DX Cinema\, One Woodbrook Place\, Port of Spain\, Trinidad and Tobago
CATEGORIES:Screening
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