Ian Harnarine
Ian Harnarine | |
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.jpg) Ian Harnarine, Genie Awards 2012 | |
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Ian Harnarine is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He is best known for his 2011 short film Doubles with Slight Pepper, which won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.[2]
Born and raised in Toronto to immigrant parents from Trinidad and Tobago,[1] Harnarine studied physics and astronomy at York University and the University of Illinois before pursuing a film degree at New York University.[1] While studying at NYU, he took classes under Spike Lee, who was credited as the executive producer on Doubles with Slight Pepper.[1] The film also won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
He subsequently went into development on a feature film version Doubles with Slight Pepper.[4] Doubles premiered at the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival, before going into commercial release in 2024.[5]
His second feature film is slated to be an adaptation of David Chariandy's novel Soucouyant.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Ian Harnarine, 'Doubles With Slight Pepper'". ScreenDaily, October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Ian Harnarine". Filmmaker.
- ^ "Lebanese drama wins TIFF 2011 People's Choice Award". The Globe and Mail, September 18, 2011.
- ^ "Participating Projects in First Caribbean Film Mart". Indiewire, October 7, 2015.
- ^ Marie Saadeh, "'Doubles' Looks at a Toronto Through a New Lens". Exclaim!, July 26, 2024.
- ^ Ferron, Rushane (August 3, 2024). "Ian Harnarine's 'Doubles' captivates and inspires: A deep dive into the film's journey". Toronto Caribbean.
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