100 Years of Life in the Caribbean Captured in New Film Co-Produced By DDA
Martiniquan filmmaker Patrick Baucelin partnered with the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) to produce a documentary movie titled A Tan Lontan. A Tan Lontan means “In the Past” and it focuses on life in the West Indies from 1860-1960. The movie was shot in Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Barbados, St. Croix, and Cuba.
The film has a duration of 1 hour, 30 minutes and featured 150 actors. With a production figure that exceeded €200,000, the film took three years in the making and demonstracted life in the Caribbean 100 years ago. It covered the ancient forms of transportation, wooden hut residences, local cooking techniques, life in the countryside, and general lifestyles as it obtained shortly after the slave trade.
American actor Morgan Freeman did the English voice-over and French actor Benoit Allemane did the French voice-over. The movie got its 5th award at the recently concluded 53rd Houston International Festival. While the movie can be purchased on Baucelin’s website and available on DVD, the DDA’s project officer Daphne Vidal said the film will be screened for public viewing at a yet-to-be announced date.
Baucelin’s other movie credits include “Caribbean Island Cities,” “The Secrets of the Fortresses of the Caribbean,” and “At the Time of Isles in Sucre.”
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