James McCreath in Conversation with David Chariandy
www.jamesmccreath.com — Our intrepid and curious colleague, author and de facto Moving Stories reporter JAMES MCCREATH caught up with David Chariandy at Toronto’s The Word on the Street. A timely interview indeed, as Moving Stories prepares screen the premiere of the short film inspired by the book, SOUCOUYANT. Way on the other side of the country, in Chariandy’s home town, BC filmmaker KEN TSUI is hard at work with his post-production team preparing the film for its debut OCTOBER 25 at the Vancouver International Writers Festival, Granville Island. The venue — Emily Carr University of Art and Design, a generous sponsor of both the production and the screening.
For more reports on front lines of the book scene, visit www.JamesMcCreath.com; and to find out more about the adaptation of Soucouyant to the silver screen, visit www.MovingStoriesFilmFest.com to read Ken Tsui’s Guest Filmmaker blog.
(c) BookShorts Literacy Program for Moving Stories Film Fest and James McCreath.
A Life’s Passion Screening in Winnipeg!
September 28, 2008 by james
Filed under James' Journal
Today marks the Canadian premiere of Moving Stories Films in Winnipeg at THIN AIR: Winnipeg International Writers Festival. Moving Stories is a program of 15 short films all based on works of literature - and A Life’s Passion is part of the lineup! The producer Judith Keenan is out in Winnipeg at the event today. I would love to have been there, but I’m covering Word on the Street in Toronto, where I hope to catch up with lots of interesting authors. The weather is wonderful…see you at Word on the Street!
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