Community Cinema

Community Outreach and building is an essential part of our mission and objectives. Through our year-round community development programme, we have presented over one  hundred free film screenings to various communities  throughout Trinidad and Tobago, over the last five years.

Using film as a vehicle of social transformation and education and impetus for discussion on issues pertinent to fostering positive behaviour among our citizens, we work with schools, community leaders, special interest groups, human rights organisations and  NGOs island-wide including in remote communities, prisons and community centres.

For more information on this programme, please contact Melvina Hazard, Director of Community Development:

watch movies to make you move!

—Published on Wed 18 Nov, 2020.

ttff’s next Backyard Cinema screening will make you want to move! On 05 December, we’ll screen two engaging ttff/20 films, Best...

don’t miss our first backyard cinema!

—Published on Wed 11 Nov, 2020.

We’re delighted be be screening two of this year’s award-winning films at our first backyard cinema!  Join us Friday 13 Novem...

Ray Funk at Couva Joylanders Panyard + APA

—Published on Thu 15 Aug, 2019.

As part of ttff/19 carifesta edition, Ray Funk will be presenting a celebration of Pan Pioneers  who have passed away. This free event...

Introducing Family Matinee

—Published on Mon 06 Aug, 2018.

We’re pleased to announce a new community film series. family matinee, sponsored by Republic Bank Limited will run from August 12 to 2...

Bim comes to We Beat

—Published on Wed 16 May, 2018.

Forty-four years since its first release, the highly acclaimed local film Bim, will screen once again at We Beat’s We Film Night, on Wedne...

ttff to screen Shashamane at UWI

—Published on Tue 27 Mar, 2018.

Shashamane: on the trail of the promised land, a documentary directed by Italian-French filmmaker, Giulia Amati, will screen Friday 06 April...

Indigenous Voices celebrates First Peoples in film

—Published on Fri 06 Oct, 2017.

In celebration of First People’s Day (on 13 October), the trinidad+tobago film festival  will host Indigenous Voices – an afternoon...

Ninth Floor returns to Trinidad at UWI

—Published on Thu 06 Jul, 2017.

The award-winning film Ninth Floor, a documentary produced by TT-born, Canada-based,  Selwyn Jacob, will make its cinematic return to Trini...

God loves the Fighter comes to WeBeat

—Published on Sun 21 May, 2017.

For the 6th consecutive year, we’re pleased to partner with the St. James Community Improvement Committee to bring WeFilm Night – a...

Community Cinergy is back with bold and daring heroes

—Published on Wed 15 Mar, 2017.

We're heading back outside in April, for three nights of open air cinema in Chaguaramas, Chaguanas and San Fernando, with this year's Commu...

Horace Ove’s King Carnival still reigns after 44 years

—Published on Wed 08 Feb, 2017.

Filmed during the carnival of that year, the film is both documentary and archival with the work of carnival greats such as Irvin McWilliams...

Carnival Film Series takes a trip down memory lane

—Published on Wed 18 Jan, 2017.

This year we focus on classic Carnival related films, with three evenings of free, outdoor film screenings from 05 - 11 February, sponsore...

TT Film Festival brings Two Nights of Films under the Stars

—Published on Mon 16 May, 2016.

'The Harder They Come' and 'A Story about Wendy (Parts 1 + 2)'. Everyone is invited to bring their blankets, cushions and chairs for two exc...

Couva, Port of Spain, and San Fernando

—Published on Sun 20 Sep, 2015.

There will be three community screening events taking place during the ttff/15 (15–29 September), as follows. The first two screenings are...

Film Festival offers Private Violence for screening and public debate

—Published on Thu 16 Apr, 2015.

Film is a powerful medium for public education and advocacy. It has an ability to bear witness and tell stories that challenge individuals a...

Human rights focus for Community Cinergy series

—Published on Thu 02 Apr, 2015.

Working with community activists and the embassy, the ttff will promote public awareness for the protection of the rights of women, children...

Ray Funk brings Calypso Craze to Carnival Film Series

—Published on Tue 20 Jan, 2015.

For the third year in a row, the trinidad and tobago film festival (ttff) will feature a presentation of never-before-seen footage of vintag...

Carnival Film Series back with a Bang

—Published on Wed 07 Jan, 2015.

The trinidad+tobago film festival is starting off its 10th anniversary celebrations on a high note with its 5th annual Carnival Film Series...

Film festival selections screen as part of Art Society exhibition

—Published on Mon 10 Nov, 2014.

The ttff is pleased to be collaborating with the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago in screening several films as part of the society’...

Film festival hosts cinematic tribute to Geoffrey Holder

—Published on Tue 21 Oct, 2014.

The trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is pleased to host a screening of the award-winning documentary Carmen and Geoffrey, next Friday, 3...

Documentary and panel discussion on reparations to take place at ttff/14

—Published on Wed 10 Sep, 2014.

A new documentary out of Jamaica on the subject of reparations for African chattel slavery will screen at the 2014 trinidad+tobago film fest...

Film festival and National Gas Company celebrate Independence with free film screenings

—Published on Wed 20 Aug, 2014.

The trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is presenting a series of film screenings to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the country’s in...

Documentary on legendary musician Fela Kuti to screen for Emancipation

—Published on Wed 23 Jul, 2014.

Nigeria’s Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (1938–1997) is arguably the greatest musician to come out of Africa in the twentieth century, the inventor...

Screening of Calypso Rose documentary for Street Arts Festival

—Published on Wed 04 Jun, 2014.

When Calypso Rose visited West Africa several years ago, admiring audiences gave her the name “the Lioness of the Jungle”. Eventually th...

Film festival dishes up Dal Puri Diaspora for We Beat festival

—Published on Thu 29 May, 2014.

As a boy growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Richard Fung loved dhalpuri roti. As a filmmaker now living in Toronto, he decided to discover t...

Great movies galore in third open-air Community Cinergy series

—Published on Wed 12 Mar, 2014.

There’s nothing quite like watching a wonderful movie under the stars, and that’s just what the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is...

Ray Funk to present vintage calypso, pan film clips at Carnival Film Series

—Published on Thu 13 Feb, 2014.

For the second year in a row the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is pleased to feature Carnival historian and researcher Ray Funk prese...

Film festival hosts free tribute screening of The Stuart Hall Project

—Published on Tue 11 Feb, 2014.

As a tribute to the celebrated Jamaican intellectual and cultural theorist Stuart Hall—who has died at the age of 82—the trinidad+tobago...

ttff kicks off 2014 with fourth annual Carnival Film Series

—Published on Fri 24 Jan, 2014.

Coming off an extremely successful 2013, the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) kicks off its programme of events for the new year with it...

Festival ends year with free screening of Songs of Redemption

—Published on Tue 03 Dec, 2013.

As its final event for the year, the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is hosting a free screening of the documentary Songs of Redemption...

T&T Film Nights comes to Maracas and Matura this weekend

—Published on Thu 21 Nov, 2013.

The trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is headed to Maracas and Matura this weekend with T&T Film Nights, its free series of communit...

Community screenings conclude for 2013 with T&T Film Nights

—Published on Wed 06 Nov, 2013.

The trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) continues to expand its community film outreach programme with T&T Film Nights. From 16 Novemb...

ttff Community Cinema Series resumes for 2013

—Published on Tue 08 Oct, 2013.

Following a successful 2013 film festival, the ttff will resume its community film outreach programme, from October 18 to 26. Sponsored by t...

Carmen and Geoffrey to Screen at ttff Offices

—Published on Mon 08 Jul, 2013.

The documentary Carmen and Geoffrey (2005, 80′), a portrait of dancers Carmen de Lavallade and her husband Geoffrey Holder, will scree...

Community Cinergy screenings end with weekend in Tobago

—Published on Mon 03 Jun, 2013.

After successful outdoor events in Chaguaramas, St Augustine, Port-of-Spain and San Fernando, the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) bring...

The Story of Lover’s Rock screens at We Beat festival

—Published on Mon 03 Jun, 2013.

Fans of old-school reggae are in for a treat when the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) hosts a free screening of the music documentary T...

Rescheduled bpTT Community Cinergy screenings

—Published on Mon 29 Apr, 2013.

Due to the rain over the past few days, our outdoor bpTT Community Cinergy screenings on 27 and 28 April had to be postponed. Those screenin...

Second Annual Community Cinema Series set to Kick Off

—Published on Mon 08 Apr, 2013.

The trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) is set to kick off its most ambitious community cinema initiative to date, the second annual Commun...

Carnival Film Series ends with Youth Training Centre screening

—Published on Mon 04 Feb, 2013.

The lads of the Youth Training Centre (YTC) will be in for a Carnival treat as the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) screens two movies a...

Carnival Film Series comes to Trevor’s Edge in St Augustine

—Published on Sat 02 Feb, 2013.

The trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) continues to juxtapose traditional Carnival with the modern in its Carnival Film Series, which on T...

Film festival brings Bacchanal Time to Tobago

—Published on Fri 18 Jan, 2013.

Audiences in Tobago will have the rare opportunity to see a youthful Calypso Rose and Mighty Shadow as actors in the movie Bacchanal Time, o...

Carnival Film Series: The Programme

—Published on Fri 18 Jan, 2013.

Our third annual Carnival Film Series, sponsored by the Trinidad & Tobago Film Company, kicks off on 23 January. The series showcases Ca...

Never-before-seen vintage calypso and pan footage at Carnival Film Series

—Published on Wed 16 Jan, 2013.

Fans of calypso and pan are in for a special treat on Friday 25 January from 7pm at the amphitheatre of the National Library, as part of the...

Film festival kicks off 2013 with Carnival Film Series

—Published on Wed 16 Jan, 2013.

The trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) will launch its programme of events for this year with its third annual Carnival Film Series. Spons...

Film festival ends year with Lara Brothers film and performance

—Published on Wed 21 Nov, 2012.

The trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) will end its activities for the year on a high note with a screening of the award-winning parang do...

Free ttff/12 films coming to a community near you

—Published on Wed 19 Sep, 2012.

The trinidad+tobago film festival has been treating diverse communities throughout Trinidad and Tobago to free film screenings over the pas...

Side by Side: Celebrating Independence Through Film

—Published on Mon 30 Jul, 2012.

Side by Side, a trio of free and exciting public events, will take place as the trinidad+tobago film festival, supported by the Inter-Minist...

I’m Santana for next T&T Film Nights screening

—Published on Sun 01 Jul, 2012.

T&T Film Nights moves to Beetham Gardens on Saturday, July 7, with the screening of local puppetry comedy I’m Santana, the Movie at t...

Joebell and America to screen at T&T Film Night in Siparia

—Published on Mon 25 Jun, 2012.

Asha Lovelace’s comedy about a country boy who dreams of living a charmed life in the USA will head the billing at the next edition of T&#...

Acclaimed dancehall film takes centre stage at We Beat

—Published on Wed 23 May, 2012.

A multiple-award-winning documentary about Jamaica’s vibrant and fascinating dancehall scene is set to enthrall audiences as part of the a...

Community Cinergy screenings continue with Limbo

—Published on Thu 17 May, 2012.

Limbo, the acclaimed debut film by Norwegian writer and director Maria Sødahl, will be the next selection of the Community Cinergy series o...

T&T Film Nights rolls into Sangre Grande

—Published on Mon 30 Apr, 2012.

The recently opened Sangre Grande North-Eastern Settlement Community Centre will be the venue for an exciting evening of local movies as the...

Mystic Masseur comes to Couva for T&T Film Nights

—Published on Thu 12 Apr, 2012.

The 2001 cinematic adaptation of VS Naipaul’s classic first novel, The Mystic Masseur, will be the next film screened as T&T Film Nig...

Academy Award nominee Chico & Rita to screen in Tobago

—Published on Tue 27 Mar, 2012.

A brilliant piano player and a beautiful singer from Cuba chase their dreams—and each other—across the globe in the majestic Chico &...

UWI to host next ttff, bpTT Community Cinergy screening

—Published on Tue 20 Mar, 2012.

Jean Gentil, the top prize-winning film at last year’s trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) will be screened on Saturday 31 March from 7pm...

Transforming young lives through the power of cinema

—Published on Fri 09 Mar, 2012.

An uplifting film about the power of faith and perseverence will be screened at the Youth Training Centre (YTC) in Arouca on March 17, as th...

Community Cinergy kicks off in Mayaro

—Published on Wed 22 Feb, 2012.

An outrageous romantic comedy from the Bahamas will be the first offering of a new cinema-screening venture being hosted by the trinidad+tob...

T+T Film Nights: Calypso Dreams, the Directors’ Cut

—Published on Fri 03 Feb, 2012.

A new version of the classic documentary Calypso Dreams, directed by Geoffrey Dunn and Michael Horne, will be screened at the National Libra...

Black Power documentary to kick off T&T Film Nights 2012

—Published on Mon 16 Jan, 2012.

The film ’70: Remembering a Revolution, a documentary about the 1970 Black Power uprising, will be the first screening of this year’s T&...

The big Mayaro movie weekend

—Published on Mon 12 Dec, 2011.

Free film screenings this weekend in Mayaro will round out the programme of events for the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) for 2011. Pr...

Winding down…

—Published on Sun 04 Dec, 2011.

Free film screenings in three communities—Belmont, Mayaro and Tobago—will round out the trinidad+tobago film festival’s events for the...

Helping to raise hope for families in T+T

—Published on Thu 11 Aug, 2011.

Macaroni Kid Trinidad, an organisation dedicated to helping families reconnect, and the ttff, presented by Flow, are coming together to pres...

Macaroni Kid and film festival team up to raise hope

—Published on Thu 11 Aug, 2011.

Macaroni Kid Trinidad, an organisation dedicated to helping families reconnect, and the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff), presented by F...

ttff/11 at WeBeat, 7th June 2011

—Published on Tue 07 Jun, 2011.

trinidad+tobago film festival invites you to ttff/11 at WeBeat Admission: Free St James Amphitheatre, Western Main Road Tuesday 07 June 7-9p...

Sunday Nite Movie Lime, 29th May 2011

—Published on Mon 23 May, 2011.

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 L...

Film Festival + Nalis team up to bring Carnival Film Series

—Published on Fri 18 Feb, 2011.

The trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) and the National Library and Information Systems Authority (Nalis), in association with the Trinida...