Film Screening at NALIS

Screening of the films “10 Days of Muharram” by Che Rodriguez and “No Bois Man No Fraid” by Christopher Laird

Friday 30th May at 5pm

National Library and Information System Authority
National Library of Trinidad and Tobago, Hart and Abercromby Streets, Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago


 

Ten days of muharram: the cedros hosay

DirectorErnest Che Rodriguez

Synopsis

HOSAY IS A Shia Muslim ritual commemorating the martyrdom of Hussein, grandson of the prophet Muhammad. In the southwestern Trinidad community of Cedros, the observance of Hosay in the month of Muharram crosses ethnic, gender and even religious lines. This film documents significant aspects of Hosay, while recording for posterity the collective memory of the Hosay artists and celebrants from Cedros.

More about the movie, click here


No boy Man no fraid

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Director: Christopher Laird

SynopsisFollow Keegan and Benji as they journey through the history of the Kalinda martial art form of Trinidad and Tobago. They visit with elders of Moruga community – the heart of a specific faction of stickfighters with a long and rich tradition. Learn the history of the craft, the ancestry, the meaning of the drumming music, the “lavways” and the Chantuelle singers.More about the movie, click here

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