Today’s the big day for movie lovers. TIFF celebrates its 48th edition which will run from Sept. 7 to Sept. 17 and, as you know, our hearts beat for films about carnival. Luckily, cinephiles and carnival chasers alike will enjoy Haitian-Canadian director Henri Pardo‘s feature, Kanaval.
The film’s synopsis reads: In the early 70s, after leaving their troubled hometown in Haiti, a young boy and his mother settle in a small rural village in Quebec where the boy counts on his invisible friend to understand the new world around him.
Prior to arriving in Quebec, the young boy, Rico (Rayan Dieudonné), sneaks out to see Haiti’s Kanaval where we see the beauty of the country’s celebration come to life.
Born in Edmundston, New Brunswick to Haitian parents, Pardo is an award-winning actor and filmmaker known for his shorts Sous bois (2013), Jack (2020), the documentary feature Dear Jackie (21), in addition to his documentary series Afro Canada (2022 to present).
Get your tickets for the world premiere, which will be screened during the Centrepiece program on Friday, Sept. 8 inside the Scotiabank Theatre (259 Richmond St W, Toronto, Canada, Ontario M5V 3M6) at 2:45 PM.
