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Really looking forward to this!

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We came away with the big one from the @caribbeanfilmawards last night - BEST FEATURE FILM. So many people helped make this film and congratulations to them all. I was genuinely surprised, so I ended up sounding like a well spoken mopper.

There were some giants of the culture awarded last night, so it's humble to be considered along them. RIP to the Mighty Sparrow.

Crawling back under my rock.

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Feeling so lucky to have spent a week in Bombay for MIFF, working on a film that’s so close to our hearts. Incredibly grateful for the people I met along the way and all the memories made. Counting the days until I’m back 🫶✨

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Merci Montréal! You sure know how to show us silly English PigCows a grand time. 🐔

World Premiere of HOME BODIES @fantasiafestival
@thatcaseywalker
@filmforge
@vvsfilms

1 & 3 📸 @kingwei2001
2 📸 @niiiibs & @arlenaguayostewart
4 the MC Escher exhibit was truly cosmic ✨ & special mention to my stalwart neighbour @grateful.home for dutifully informing me of the wild turkey eyeing my apartment back in TO…
5 what would a QUE summer even be without @growvemtl 💜

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Home Bodies
Dir. Casey Walker
Screened as part of my remote press coverage of Tubi Frightfest

Following its International Premiere at FrightFest on 29th August, I’m delighted to share my spoiler free review of Home Bodies.

Synopsis: Two children, raised in total isolation by an automated house, begin to confront the mysteries of their existence after an enigmatic stranger arrives from outside.

Director Casey Walker has created a shining example of how to disrupt our preconceived notions of what sci-fi looks like in the horror space. The strength of casting is key to the film’s success, with the natural lived-in chemistry of twins Emma and Ian Ho (Red and Blue), excelling with grounded, mature performances. Then there’s Ess Hödlmoser as Pal, an unnerving character who disrupts the status quo of our young teen’s existence in the most unexpectedly chilling way. The single location acts as an unspoken character; a place of familiarity for our young leads, yet to us it’s a controlled form of containment, almost prison like in form. This is heightened by the camera work; switching between ensuring the space feels restrictive, and Dutch angles when the lives of Red and Blue take an irreversible turn. I took away themes of how we seek solace in distraction. The film challenges us to think outside the box, holding a mirror to ourselves asking can we do more in an inescapable time of political unrest, widening economic divides and distrust in institutions once created to keep the public safe. This is a deeply layered story set to challenge and open conversation post screening, so you may find a different meaning.

If you didn’t manage to catch Home Bodies at FrightFest, I’d highly recommend dropping the tagged accounts a follow to see where it will screen next.

#homebodies #frightfest #review #scifi #worldpremiere

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Tysm @fantasiafestival for having us❣️ Montreal I love u forever🌞🌞🌞

nyccc (mtlll) just got here this morningg

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makeshift face ice bath in sink

pre premiere press

@ the premiere

jolly for what

sm love in this photo

@strangewonderfulcreature ended up holding that mic bc I made it slippery with stress sweat

fit

press junket fit

press junket

JOLLY FOR WHAT

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❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

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The CCICC had the pleasure of presenting the forgotten, and "deliberately" forgotten, effects of European colonization on India.

#history #colonization #IndoCaribbean #heritage #theccicc

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Honestly, not sure where to start… if you know me, you know I’m a #DecemberBaby!! Which usually means my birthday gets lost in the holiday shuffle. I rarely celebrate me.
But this year was different. This year, all my friends, family, and loved ones decided that I needed to celebrate ME—and I finally listened.
Here’s to #43… So grateful, so loved, and finally learning to embrace the moment. 🤍✨💫 #Capricorn

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WE CYAAN DONE! Look at this group of #IndoCaribbean Canadian screenwriters, actors, producers, entertainment lawyers, arts administrators and more. This is just a few of the many talented ICC screen creatives this country has to offer, and to see us breaking bread, sharing ideas and connections (loudly, of course) makes me so happy. Here’s to future collaborations to tell our stories!!!

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A roundup of my favourite 2025 moments:

1: Finally meeting Stonecoasters @colonelmustardwithajarofolives and @andrea.d.e.levin in New Hampshire. (When Sarah took me hiking I joked that if we were in a horror movie I’d eat it first, being non-white.)

2 and 3: Visiting @tigrmchine in his natural habitat, well below the Mason Dixon line. We binge-watched Japanese horror and visited the South Carolina State Museum, where I took that bathroom selfie. His parents also stuffed me with homemade shrimp and grits and banana pudding. (David’s very lovely papi - who reminds me of my dad - wanted me to take leftover pudding back to Canada.)

4: Traversing the wild wastelands of southern Ontario to see my fellow goth alien @courtneycolleenn in Barrie.

5 and 6: Running into the venerable Mark at a @cfccreates alumni advancement event. A nice surprise.

7: Bloodsports at @realpremshady birthday. (I was one of the first picked for my team because of how thin I am - apparently because I’m harder to target with flying missiles?)

8: Sistering with sister at the Meridian Arts Centre, where we heard Schubert’s Death and the Maiden.

9: Trans March at Pride this year. (RIP, Hugh.)

10 and 11: Visiting my beautiful alien mermaid Courtney again in Wasaga Beach.

12 and 13: Sistering with sister at a wedding.

14: My last day of my @storyjoyinc residency in Como, Italy, which I spent with @bekinai_ . We visited the beach, ate aranicini and gelato, and went shopping. (Heh, neither of us were feeling the very proper and matronly cashmere and wool clothing we kept finding at Milano and Como boutiques, and had better luck at Brandy Melville and Diesel.)

15: Flying to BC to attend @chilliwackindependentfilmfest with @nancygilato and @reenmakes, who charmed everyone in the city.

16: Hanging with @realandylee and @timgohgoh (not pictured) at @reelasian, and meeting @tsaikwokho. (The very sweet gentleman on the right asked to take a photo with us, presumably bc of how awesome we are.)

17: Attending @torontohorrorfilmfestival for the Canadian premiere of @laurencecohenfilm’s film Killing Off Connor. We won best writing! (Thank you, @realandylee and @crosstown_traffic, for coming!)

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Proud to announce that SHOOK is officially in theatres August 8th!! Please go out and support a great film that just happens to be set in Scarborough.

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After 2.5 years of work on this project, Sounds Black is coming out this weekend! Wow Wow WOW!🤯

A definite must watch and thoughtful look by Cazhhmere Downey into the history & origins of our music in Canada - A documentary we all NEEDED. 🙏🏽

It’s been truly great to work with so many people across this from the cast and crew, to the network Corus Entertainment and funders. 🙌🏽

Thank you to Cazhhmere and the team for creating this masterpiece! And thank you to our team at Circle Blue Entertainment & Freddie Films for making this happen! This project will inspire future generations to come. It’s been a ride! Congrats everyone!🫶🏽🙏🏽

About the Series - -

Sounds Black premieres Saturday, February 1 with back-to-back episodes at 8 p.m. and 9p.m. ET/PT on The HISTORY® Channel and available to stream on STACKTV. The remaining two parts air Saturday, February 8 at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET/PT.

SOUNDS BLACK is a 4 X 1-hour premium documentary series tracing the origins and impact of Black Music in Canada. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Cazhhmere Downey, with contributions from luminaries such as Kardinal Offishall, Jully Black, Fefe Dobson, Maestro Fresh Wes, Deborah Cox, Keshia Chanté and more, the series explores Black Canadian music from its tangled diasporic roots to its international dominance. SOUNDS BLACK takes us on a journey from the early days of jazz and gospel to the fight Black Canadian performers have waged for access to mainstream radio and venues, from the birth of Canadian hip hop to home grown superstars like Deborah Cox, The Weeknd and Drake. With a no-holds barred look at the triumphs and obstacles that have impacted the Black Canadian music scene, SOUNDS BLACK breaks down the uniquely Canadian story of Black Canadian music.

#SoundsBlack

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