God Loves The Fighter at We Beat Festival

Based on a post by the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, God Loves the Fighter will be screened FREE at the We Beat Film Night on Tuesday. Below is the complete post.

 

The award winning film God Loves the Fighter, a gritty, urban drama by US-based, TT-born filmmaker Damian Marcano, will screen at We Beat’s We Film Night on Tuesday 06 June 2017, at 7pm – in tribute to the late Earl Crosby. The free screening, at the St James Amphitheatre, is presented by the trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) courtesy its sponsor – Flow.

Hailed for its “non-conformist and thrilling voice” by the UK’s Candid magazine and for its “Slick cinematography” by the film magazine, Variety, God Loves the Fighter, played to sold out audiences
at the ttff 2013, where it won the People’s Choice Award and the Best Local Feature Award. It also went on to win the 2014 Yellow Robin Award at the Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam among others.

God Loves the Fighter tells the story of Charlie, a young man seeking to make ends meet on the streets of Port of Spain. Reluctantly, he takes a job from a gang leader as assistant to a drug courier. As he becomes entangled in a web of deceit, the ripple effects are felt across the city, complicating his attempts at redemption.

Shot during the 2011 State of Emergency, in an urgent and unflinching style, God Loves the Fighter was Marcano’s debut feature film. A Trinidadian who grew up in Morvant, Marcano moved to America at age 12, later enrolling as a pre-med student at Ohio State University, before moving to New York to become a web design programmer.

According to Cindy-Ann Gatt, Director of Marketing at Flow: “Damian’s debut film features a stella cast of local actors, and illustrates the level of talent that abounds in T&T. We are always keen to put the spotlight on local films, whether through our video-on-demand programme where viewers can pay to watch local talent, with 100% of the fees going back to the filmmaker, or by providing opportunities for free screenings that encourage people to come out in their numbers to catch the action.”

God Loves the Fighter screens Tuesday 06 June, 7pm, at the St James Amphitheatre. Rated 18+, admission is free and drinks and refreshments will be on Sale. Patrons should feel free to bring their own blankets and mats.

The trinidad+tobago film festival celebrates films from and about the Caribbean and its diaspora, as well as from world cinema, through an annual festival and year-round screenings. In addition, the ttff seeks to facilitate the growth of Caribbean cinema by offering a wide-ranging industry programme and networking opportunities. The ttff is presented by Flow, given leading sponsorship by bpTT, and contributing sponsorship by RBC Royal Bank.
For further information visit www.ttfilmfestival.com