Ava and Gabriel -- A Love Story / Calypso Dream
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AVA AND GABRIEL – A LOVE STORY (AVA Y GABRIEL – UN HISTORIA DI AMOR), 1990, Curacao, 90 min. Dir. Felix De Roy. In 1940s Dutch Antilles, a priest commissions black Gabriel (Cliff San-A-Jong) to paint the portrait of a black Madonna. A Pandora’s Box of superstition and jealousy opens when Gabriel picks mixed race Ava (Nashaira Desbarida) as his model, and a secret romance blossoms. Cinematography by Ernest Dickerson. In Papiamento with English subtitles.
CALYPSO DREAMS, 2004, Trinidad and Tobago, 90 min. Geoffrey Dunn and Michael Horne’s documentary explores Trinidad and Tobago’s calypso music history. Featuring performances and interviews of Mighty Sparrow, Calypso Rose, et.al., and archival footage of Grandmaster Kitchener and Lord Pretender. Harry Belafonte comments on calypso’s influence on his career.
