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A Land So Far

A Land So Far
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2009
Format : Short
Running time : 8 (in minutes)

Every year on Carnival Monday at dusk, the blue devils come out to play in Paramin, high in the hills above Port of Spain. Carrying on a tradition that has been passed down for generations, battling devil tribes compete in a portrayal of the wild and grotesque. A Land so Far is a kaleidoscopic portal into the world of the blue devils, graphically and symbolically conveying its splendour and breaking the boundary between reality and surreality.

Director: Zak Ové
Year: 2009
Duration: 8 minutes
Type: Documentary short
Country: Trinidad & Tobago / UK
Language: English
Rating: All Ages
Contact: zakove@hotmail.com

Trinidad & Tobago premiere

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