The second annual Third Horizon Caribbean Film Festival is on this weekend in Miami at Perez Art Museum Miami and O Cinema Wynwood.
It began September 28 and ends October 1, with 12 feature films and 10 short films.
Four-day festival
Organized by Third Horizon, a Miami-based “collective of Caribbean creatives,” the four-day festival is a collaboration with the Caribbean Film Academy out of Brooklyn, New York.
Third Horizon’s first short film, Papa Machete, world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014 and at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015. It was shown at more than 30 film festivals worldwide.
“In a historical moment where cultural diversity in the arts and our society at large is being threatened from so many angles, we feel even more determined to stage an event that highlights the stories, sounds and sights from what might be the most culturally diverse region in the world,” said Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Festival Director of Third Horizon. “As a melting pot of culture, the Caribbean shows us the way forward.”
Kafou
Among this year’s features is the Haitian film Kafou, directed by Bruno Mourral. It is a “dark comedy/thriller (that) follows the misadventures of two hit men in Port-au-Prince named Doc and Zoe.”
Kafou is co-presented in association with Ayiti Images, a Miami company that produces documentaries about Haiti, the Haitian experience, and influence, in South Florida.
It screens on September 29 at 11pm at O Cinema Wynwood, with the filmmakers attending for a post-screening Q&A session.
Tickets for screenings are $12. A weekend pass can be purchased for $60, which grants access to the full weekend of Caribbean film, visual art and parties. All festival tickets and passes are available at thirdhorizonfilmfestival.com.
Moko Jumbie
The Florida premiere of Trinidadian director Vashti Anderson’s Moko Jumbie launched the Caribbean Film Festival on Thursday at Perez Art Museum Miami. It had its world premiere at the LA Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a party showcasing Electric Punanny a Popular DJ duo from Brooklyn, New York.
Read here about the launch of this Caribbean Film Festival: https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/entertainment/third-horizon-caribbean-film-festival-gets-ready-miami-launch/
