''A Winter Tale'' is a 2007 Canadian
drama film
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written, directed and produced by
Frances-Anne Solomon, featuring Canadian actor
Peter Williams and Caribbean stars
Leonie Forbes
Leonie Evadne Forbes Order of Distinction, OD (14 June 1937 – 25 October 2022) was a Jamaican actress, broadcaster and producer who was active in theatre, radio and television.
Forbes born and grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. She attended Kingst ...
and Dennis "
Sprangalang" Hall.
It premiered at the
ReelWorld Film Festival
Reelworld Film Festival, founded in 2001 by Tonya Williams, is held annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The festival screens film and provides professional development for Canadian racially diverse and indigenous filmmakers and media artists.
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where it won Solomon the Outstanding Canadian Feature Film Award, as well as Special Mention in the Outstanding Screenplay category. It subsequently screened at the Montreal World Film Festival, Atlantic Film Festival, Bite The Mango Film Festival (Closing Night), Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (Opening Night, Best Feature Award) & The New York African Diaspora Film Festival (U.S. Premiere - Opening Night).
Synopsis
''A Winter Tale'' tells the story of a Black men's support group that begins to meet at a Caribbean takeaway restaurant in the aftermath of the shooting death of a local child. It was developed through a collaborative improvisational process with the cast, who were drawn from Toronto's Caribbean and multicultural communities. It was shot on location in Parkdale, Toronto.
Cast
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Peter Williams as Gene
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Leonie Forbes
Leonie Evadne Forbes Order of Distinction, OD (14 June 1937 – 25 October 2022) was a Jamaican actress, broadcaster and producer who was active in theatre, radio and television.
Forbes born and grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. She attended Kingst ...
as Miss G.
* Michael Miller as DX
* Dennis "Sprangalang" Hall as Professa
* p! Barrington as Clip
* R. O. Glasgow as Lloyd
* Sabio Emerencia Collins as Andrew
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Lucky Ejim
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as Sam
* Peter N. Bailey as Ian
* Ryan Ishmael as Sibeka
* Mike G. Yohannes as Mickey
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Valerie Buhagiar
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She studied acting at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario, graduating in 1986. Her debut as a filmmaker was ''The Passion of Rita Camill ...
as Elaine
* Finlandia Casellas as Rain
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Nicole Stamp
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Career
Stamp works as a writer, director, actress, and TV host. Her work has been nominated for 3 Canadian Screen Awards - twice for writing, and once for d ...
as Julie
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Shakura S'Aida
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History
Shakura S'Aida was born in Brooklyn and lived in Switzerland before moving to Canada.
S'Aida was lead singer of the 13-piece world ...
as Charmaine
* Bobby Del Rio as Guy
Production
The script was developed between 2003 and 2006 by Michele Lonsdale Smith and Frances-Anne Solomon, working collaboratively with the actors. Production began in Feb 2006, on location in Parkdale Toronto and some pickups were shot a year later in January 2007. Editing and post-production were completed in April 2007.
Critical reception
"A Winter Tale" launched the "ReelWorld Film Festival 2007", and won the
Tonya Lee Williams Award for Outstanding Canadian Feature, as well as Special Mention in the Outstanding Screenplay category.
It also won the following awards at diverse festivals: 2007 Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival, 2008 Award for Best Foreign Film at the San Diego Black Film Festival, 2008 Remi Award - Best Editing Worldfest Houston Int Film Festival, 2008 Zuma Film Festival, Nigeria: Award for Best Editor, Award for Best Cinematographer & Ousmane Sembene Award for Best Foreign Film, and the 2008 Festival of Black International Cinema Berlin - Best Film.
It screened at the following festivals among others: Montreal World Film Festival (Pick of The Fest, Montreal Gazette), Atlantic Film Festival, Trinidad & Tobago Film festival (Opening Gala), Bite The Mango Film Festival (Closing Night Gala), Abuja Film Festival, 15th New York African Diaspora Film Festival (Opening Night Gala), Best of The New York African Diaspora Film Festival, Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival, Atlanta Women of Color Arts and Film Festival (Opening Night), Kasserian Ingera (Opening Night).
Lead actor Leonie Forbes was honored at the ReelWorld Film Festival with an Award of Excellence, and both Forbes & actor Peter Williams were honored by the Jamaican Consulate, New York and City of New York for their roles in the film.
''A Winter Tale'' opened theatrically in Toronto on Feb 13 at the Revue Cinema, and then at
Rainbow Cinema Woodbine. It opened in Jamaica on April 9 on general release to very positive critical reception, followed by Trinidad (May 13) and Antigua (May 22).
References
External links
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A Winter Tale official production websiteLeda Serene Films: Production Company website
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2007 films
English-language Canadian films
Canadian drama films
2000s English-language films
2000s Canadian films