MAS MAN @ the Portobello Film Festival TODAY!!

The final cut of Dalton Narines documentary MAS MAN will be featured at the Portobello Film Festival toadyat 6:50 p.m., Mas Man screens at Inn on the Green at Portobello Film Festival. the address is 3-5 Thorpe Close, London W10 5XL Tel: 020 8962 5757 the  nearest station is Ladbroke Grove stationon the Hammersmith and City line.

From the mind of a Pan Man The Dalton Narine Interview.

One of the most comprehensive Dalton Narine interviews I have ever seen, while many celebrate his work on the mas man documentary its really amazing the  wealth of knowledge and information that explodes from this man .  Take a look at this Dalton Narine interview from ‘When Steel Talks’ taken at the New York screening of Mas Man, once again it’s one of the best , I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.




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Back to Back MAS MAN.

Yesterday when I got home from work there was a package waiting for me, I got my copy of Mas Man Redux.  I wasted no time getting my shoes off, reading the autographed message from the director (ha haa!) and putting the DVD in the player to see the director’s cut of Mas Man.

When Mas Man the movie premiered in London last November I leaped at the opportunity to  not just to see the move/documentary but to meet Dalton Narine,  because even as a child I always associated the Dalton Narine name to one of my greatest sources of information of anything Minshall.

So I went to the London premier of Mas Man and thought ‘YES! Narine just did it again!’

Now to tell the truth the festival cut of Mas Man is great, for me it was an analysis of Minshalls contribution to Mas made by those who had the opportunity to work with him learn from him, and define his massive contribution to the culture to Trinidad and Tobago ‘s Carnival, through the art form Mas.

I loved it! The only problem I had with it is that growing up watching Minshalls Mas with my own eyes I felt I needed to see more, my childhood memories reignited by Mas Man festival cut demanded more than 87 minutes that Mas man gave me.

The next time I spoke to Dalton Narine he told me about the director’s cut, that it was shorter than the festival cut but more coverage, MORE MAS.

And so about a week later I sat watching Mas Man and then Mas Man Redux, back to back, and trust me, Mas Man is great, but Redux is a whole different creature. While this director’s cut does feature some of the festival footage, there is a whole lot more Mas, probably all of Minshalls presentations are packed into this DVD, and the story is not just told by those who have worked with him and played in his band, a lot of the story is told by Peter Minshall himself.

From the empowerment and inspiration he got from Sailor Mas, in the beginning to the feelings he sometimes gets when he looks at his life in retrospect in the end, Mas Man Redux, is simply the second half of a fantastic voyage into the Mas, and Mind of Minshall. I will recommend it to anyone who wishes to learn more about Mas, to get these DVD’s, anyone who wants to know more about Peter Minshall, get these DVD’s  or if you are simply a collector of Carnival history, get these DVD’s , you simply won’t regret it.
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Mas Assassin.

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MAS MAN THE EUROPEAN PREMIERE.

Mas Man the movie will have its European Premiere at the 11^th bfm international film festival on Saturday 7^th November 2009 at the RICH MIX CINEMA 2   35-47Bethnal Green Road London E1 6LA. There will also be A Q+A with the Director Dalton Narine.

“A sparkling documentary that examines the life of  Trinidadian Carnival “Masman” Peter Minshall, whose lifelong ambition was to prove that Mas (the Carnival stage) can be high art...Minshall’s work transcended Carnival and he was asked to work on high profile performance projects such as the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in 1992, 1996 and 2002.”opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in 1992, 1996 and 2002.”

It seems that Trinidad and Tobago culture will be well represented at the festival with another documentary called “THE PAN MAN.” “Pan Man tells the story of renowned jazz pianist and steel pan player Russ Henderson from his days as a struggling musician in the 1950s to receiving recognition in the form of an MBE from HRH Prince of Wales for long standing services to the music industry” Director Mike McKenzie

Another European Premiere is the Claude Santiago directed documentary “Soca Power in Trinidad and Tobago.” It will be shown on Monday 9^th of November 2009, at the Rich Mix cinema 2at 7pm.

“A dazzling documentary that follows four of soca’s most influential local talents throughout one Carnival season...The films main characters are Machel Montano, considered the most powerful man in soca; Bunji Garlin, revered even feared, for his biting lyrics and bold outspoken personality; Fay-Ann Lyons, soca royalty and one of the genre’s brightest young stars; and Isaac Blackman, son of soca’s creator Ras Shorty I...”

Mas Man is the People’s Choice.

Mas Man won the people’s choice award for Best Documentary at the Trinidad and Tobago film festival 2009.

Congratulations to Dalton Narine , Benedict Joseph, and Danielle Dieffenthaller.

And  Peter Minshall.

MAS MAN

MAS MAN THE MOVIE.

Mas Man the movie is here.

I saw trailer for the Dalton Narine movie on you tube and if you’re a Minshall fan, a Minshallite or a Mas aficionado, I do believe that you, me, we, NEED to get our hands on this one.

DALTON NARINE, executive producer and producer/director of Mas Man, is an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker. He has focused on Trinidadian art and cultural traditions in the 14 documentaries he has produced, directed and written in a span of twenty-five years. The collection of festival films and made-for-television programs include: Masquerade, Streets of Colour, The Minshall Trilogy, Danse Trinidad, Mas Fever, Soca Nation, King Carnival and Panorama, Festival of the Pans.

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