Ramabai Espinet of Coming Home
interviewed by Toronto Sun
"Ramabai Espinet: Coming Home"
of the Literature Alive documentary series aired on OMNI May 6th and
7th. Read the Toronto Star's Nicholas Davis' account of his
interview with the esteemed author.
Charles Dickens,
Jane Austen and William Woodsworth were just a few of the great
authors whose classic books lined the shelves of Ramabai Espinet's
home while growing up in San Fernando, Trinidad, in the 1950s.
Around this time there was also an emergence of great
Caribbean writers. This exposed Espinet to the works of Trinidadian
author V.S. Naipaul, St. Lucian author Derek Walcott and many other
West Indian writers. These works set the foundation for Espinet's
future.
"I related
so much to what they were writing about because they were writing
about the world around me and the city I was growing up in," Espinet
says. "I knew from back then that I wanted to be a writer."
To read the full article, click
here.
Frances-Anne Brings "A Winter
Tale" into Focus - First Play, Now the Film
Art Imitates Life in a
Timely and Gripping Toronto Story
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON February 22, 2005 ' Shots ring out
on a winter night. A stray bullet meant for a local street dealer
kills a nine year-old boy. So begins A Winter Tale, a new
independent feature-length film written and directed by Frances-Anne
Solomon, and produced by Solomon's company Leda Serene Films. It
will be shot on location in Toronto's Parkdale neighborhood, and
released in 2006.
Read More (PDF)
A Winter Tale featured on CBC
Sounds Like Canada on January 29, 2006
Guest host Bill Richardson talks
with writer/director Frances Ann Solomon and actors Michael Miller
and Peter William about both the play and film adaptations of A
WINTER TALE.
Listen to the interview.
(22:48) To listen, RealPlayer is required.
Posted: February 20, 2006
Interview with Frances-Anne
Solomon on CBC Radio's "BIG CITY, SMALL WORLD" on Sat. Jan, 21,
06
Frances-Anne Solomon reflects upon
the recent local tragedies, and how they connect to the themes
explored in A WINTER TALE.
Interview conducted by
Claudia Garcia
Listen to the clip (6:24)
Leda Serene Films in the News
Read what the local media are
saying about Leda Serene Films and our upcoming projects:
The Toronto Sun, February 3, 2006 -
A Winter Tale of our City
The Toronto Star, February
2, 2006 -
Play brings back bad memories
The Globe and Mail,
Tuesday January 10, 2006 -
Staging the Effects of Gun Violence
Canada Extra,
December 29, 2005-
A dramatic search for gun solution
Caribbean Camera,
December 15, 2005 -
Violence tackled in A Winter Tale
Caribbean Extra,
December 15-21, 2005
Solomon's passion for Caribbean writing
Coming Home - 1 Hour Episode of
Literature Alive
Celebrated
Indo-Caribbean author Ramabai Espinet launches her internationally
acclaimed novel, "Swinging Bridge" in the city of San Fernando,
Trinidad - both the setting of her book, and Ramabai's childhood
home. What was planned as a 'simple, nostalgic trip' soon becomes a
fascinating journey into a sensitive and brilliant writer's personal
history and cultural heritage.
Produced and Directed by Frances-Anne So.
For OMNI Television.
Download
Coming Home Press Kit
Watch Literature Alive on Bravo!
Starting on October 6 for 13 weeks,
Literature Alive, our 13 part documentary series, will be shown weekly
on
Bravo!
Download Literature Alive Series Press Release and Press Kit (242 KB)
Download Individual Episode Press Kits:
Andre Alexis:Memory
Places
Shani Mootoo:
My Dinner With Shani
Tessa McWatt:
Home
Dwayne Morgan:
The Man Behind the Mic
Dany Laferriere:
Un Homme Dans Sa Ville
Richardo Keens-Douglas:
Believe
d'bi young:
Blood, Dub and the Matriarch
Nalo Hopkinson:
Fabulous Spaces
Jemeni (Joanne Gairy):Jemeni
in the City
M NourBese Philip:
Word Hammers
Olive Senior:
Gardening with Olive
Pam Mordecai:
Her True True Name
Louise Bennett:
Miss Lou Then and Now
Audio Books from Caribbean
Tales!
We are excited to share the news
that our sister company CaribbeanTales has received funding from the
Ontario Trillium Foundation to produce 5 Audio Books of works by
Caribbean-Canadian authors.
This online resource will showcase
the work of 26 published Caribbean Canadian authors, and include
online games, a book-club, and study guides.
Feature Films In Development
"99" is the story of South African
businesswoman Wandie, who takes up the challenge of running a
township amateur soccer team. Screenwriter: Tumelo Eseu Phadi.
Development is supported by the National Film and Video Foundation
of South Africa.
"Urban Life Skillz", is about a support group
for Black men that meets in a local Caribbean Takeaway in Toronto. The cast
includes Peter Williams(The Chronicles of Riddick), Michael Miller(Get Rich Or
Die Tryin'), Leonie Forbes(Lord Have Mercy!), and Valerie Buhagiar(Expecting).
For CHUM/City.
