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New T&T film “The Cool Boys” explores young Caribbean masculinity.
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POS, Trinidad (Sonique Solutions) – In a region such as the Caribbean where film making is considered by many as a burgeoning art form, the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (which will take place from September 19th to October 2nd 2012) has become an annual grand stage for practitioners to display their works. For this year’s staging, one particular film, “The Cool Boys”, directed by Michael Mooleedhar has been highly anticipated as it delves into topics pertinent to the experience of young males in Trinidad.
According to Mooleedhar, not only is the script humorous, entertaining, action-filled and weighted with the dangers of life encounters, it is also designed as a learning tool for all young males, using universal themes which speak to both young masculinity and femininity.
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POS, Trinidad (Sonique Solutions) – In a region such as the Caribbean where film making is considered by many as a burgeoning art form, the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (which will take place from September 19th to October 2nd 2012) has become an annual grand stage for practitioners to display their works. For this year’s staging, one particular film, “The Cool Boys”, directed by Michael Mooleedhar has been highly anticipated as it delves into topics pertinent to the experience of young males in Trinidad.
The Cool Boys is a 26 minute short film established
around a flow of events that involve 3 teenaged young men. The main protagonist
Alpha, one of the 3, has just turned 18 and finds himself in trouble. He is
called upon to make an ethical decision that itself challenges the conventional
definitions of being cool.
The new film features prominent T&T
entertainers such as Sean Padmore, of the local hip hop group Nebula 868 who
plays the lead role of Alpha and Soca star Olatunji Yearwood who dons the
character of Wes, alongside a cast of talented thespians which include Aria
Geiser, Pauline Mark, Danielle Ryan, Jeanine Lee Kim, Bradley “Young Stunner”
Caesar, Anthony Lawrence, Kevin Nathaniel and Carlos Quashe.
The Cool Boys which will make its debut at
the 2012 T&T Film Festival was awarded funding from the Trinidad and Tobago
Film Company. This unique production raises crucial questions about the
contemporary ways in which young Caribbean men work through issues of
masculinity and how they learn to become men such as: What boundaries and
limits has Trinidad constructed in erecting the definitions of masculinity?
Will the right decision be made?
After the success of their previous film
collaborations such as “Coolie Pink and Green” and “Seventeen Colours and a
Sitar”, director of The Cool Boys Michael Mooleedhar has once again teamed up
with Professor Pat Mohammed (who serves as the film’s producer) with Franklyn
St. Juste as director of photography on this latest project.
Shot in the month of December 2010, The
Cool Boys captures an indigenous reality for viewers via the popular locations
used in its filming e.g. West Mall, Movie Towne, The Lady Young Road look out,
Club Alchemy, Belmont, Diamond Vale, etc.
According to Mooleedhar, not only is the script humorous, entertaining, action-filled and weighted with the dangers of life encounters, it is also designed as a learning tool for all young males, using universal themes which speak to both young masculinity and femininity.
When asked about what will set this film
apart from other entries in the upcoming film festival, Mooleedhar shared, “The
Cool Boys will stand out because it is a good story, and is truthful to the
experience of young males in Trinidad”. He further stated, “All the films we
produce are beautiful in their own ways, from the storytelling to the music to
cinematography to editing.
The Cool Boys offers a unique look into
Trinidad’s youth culture. The film promises to deliver a serious punch”.
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