The Gala begins at 6:30 p.m.on when guests will enjoy a Caribbean reception, followed by the screening at
9 p.m. Co-hosted with the Consulate General of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in Toronto, the event will be held along Toronto’s waterfront at the Harbourfront Centre Lakeside Terrace.
No Bois Man No Fraid (Trinidad and Tobago, 2013, 86 mins.) tells the story of two internationally certified martial artists, who are introduced to a very different style of combat sport. Kalinda, a combination of stick-fighting, dance, and folk music, is commonly practiced during the Carnival season, and draws on traditions handed down from slavery. The film follows Keegan and Benji as they rediscover their roots by entering into the potentially lethal arena of the Gayelle.
Christopher Laird has produced and directed over 300 documentaries, dramas and other video productions. Richard Fung, award-winning Canadian/Trinidadian filmmaker and curator, calls him “one of the most important filmmakers working in the Anglophone Caribbean.” Laird is the Founder and Managing Director of Banyan Ltd., that has, over the past 30 years produced arguably the world’s largest collection of Caribbean culture on video. In 2004, he co-founded Gayelle: The Channel, the region’s first all- Caribbean free-to-air television station.
Before the screening at Harbourfront Centre’s Studio Theatre, guests will enjoy Caribbean culinary delights prepared by award-winning executive chef, Selwyn Richard of The Art of Catering, and mix and mingle with filmmakers, celebrities and other dignitaries, while enjoying live music.
Reception begins at 6:30pm in the Lakeside Terrace & Patio
Studio Theatre - York Quay Ctr, Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay West , Toronto, ON
Tickets: $35 with Advance promocode GALA35 - $45 at the door
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