The 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 ϲ 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
