Malini

Director: Errol Sitahal
2005, Trinidad+Tobago
English
Dramatic short / 45 minutes

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Sat, an ageing ex-schoolteacher, returns home from Canada after 20 years. Most of his family are dead, including his young sister, a suicide. Blaming himself for her death, Sat expiates his guilt by fantasising her appearance as a series of different characters. Based on a story by the Trinidadian-Canadian writer Rabindranath Maharaj.

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Errol Sitahal is a well-known Trinidadian stage, television and film actor. His film credits include A Little Princess and the Harold and Kumar movies. He has also written and directed documentaries and written for TV, and was one of the original hosts of the groundbreaking show, Gayelle. He is currently working a feature film with novelist Rabindranath Maharaj.

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Thur 22 Sept 2.00pm + Tue 27 Sept 12.00pm,* MovieTowne, Port of Spain