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Caribbean Cinematic Festival Runs Feb. 5-8

Tuesday, February 4, 2014, By News Staff
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caribbeanThe Community Folk Art Center invites the public to its annual Caribbean Cinematic Festival Feb. 5-8 for an exploration into Caribbean culture though film, dance, spoken word, discussion and food.

The four day festival opens on Wednesday, Feb. 5, with acclaimed actor and model Jimmy Jean-Louis, who is known for his role as The Haitian on the popular NBC television series “Heroes.” Over the course of the festival,  post-screening discussions will take place with a variety of guests, including award-winning filmmaker Bruce Paddington, celebrated cinematographer Joshua Alafia, Miami-based curator Babacar M’bow, author Carole Boyce Davies and others. The event will also host performances from Jamaican spoken word artist and dub poet Ras Henry Howard and Syracuse University dance troupe Kalabash. The schedule for the events is as follows:

Wednesday, Feb. 5:
5:30-6:30 p.m. VIP reception
6:30-8 p.m. “Toussaint L’ouverture Part 1”
8-9 p.m. Post screening discussion with Jimmy Jean-Louis

Thursday, Feb. 6:
5:30-6:30 p.m. Book signing with Carole Boyce Davies for her book “Caribbean Spaces: Escapes from Twilight Zones”
6:30-9:30 p.m. “Forward Ever” and post-screening discussion with Carole Boyce Davies, Bruce Paddington via Skype, and moderated by Cecilia Green

Friday, Feb. 7:
6:30-7:30 p.m. Jamaican Spoken Word Artist Ras Howard Henry
7 p.m.-9 p.m. “Better Mus Come” and post-screening discussion moderated by Asomgyee Pamoja & Arthur Paris

Saturday, Feb. 8:
11 a.m.-noon Saturday brunch
noon-2 p.m. “Akwantu The Journey” and possible post-screening discussion
2-3 p.m. “Fyah” and post-screening discussion with Joshua Alafia
3-5 p.m. “El Medico” and post-screening discussion (Kalabash Dance Troupe to Open Film)
5-6:30 p.m. “Toussaint L’ouverture Part 2” and post-screening discussion with Babacar M’bow

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