Winner: Award for Best Canadian Short Film A father's request of his only son, who he left behind in Trinidad, reveals deep wounds and family traditions in this immigrant story that is poetic and heartfelt.
Tags
Caribbean
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Immigration
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Illness & Death
Programmer's Note
Dhani’s father left him with little more than a street-food cart in Trinidad and a broken promise for a better life in Canada. When the older man returns one Christmas with a request, old wounds linger — keeping Dhani’s focus on providing for himself and his mother. Poetic dialogue and compelling characters shape this story of the contemporary immigrant experience.
Alex Rogalski
Director's Bio
Ian Harnarine grew up in Toronto,
where he studied physics and astronomy
at York University before moving
to Chicago to earn a master’s degree in
Nuclear Physics. Doubles with Slight
Pepper (11) is his directorial debut.