ABCCINEMAS

"Douen" - 15 min When Steven’s little sister, Emily, vanishes without a trace, the family is left searching for answers. As strange clues emerge, they realize that her disappearance eerily resembles an old Trinidadian folklore tale—The Douen, the spirit of an unbaptized child who wanders the earth, luring children with the sounds of its previous life. "Cane Juice" - 12 min Cane Juice is a spin on the Alice in Wonderland film. The film is set in 1975 and follows the cane factory's superstition that something ominous always occurs on Good Friday. A young woman enters the cane factory to admire the scenery, and the place seems deserted except for the birds and a man who looks like a wanderer. Her love of exploring turns dark... "Sorrow's Kitchen" - 14 min Sorrow's Kitchen begins with a sleep deprived creative Sid, who slips in and out of the same dream over and over again, until he's unable to differentiate between what is “reality” and what is the "dream". The concept of the dream being and the blurring of reality portray what it means to a child of the diaspora and to have a connection with his ancestors, who speak to him, watch over him and guide him. As real as if they were flesh and blood. The conflict Sid feels about the uncertainty of his dreams mirrors the block, the cultural disconnect, many children of the diaspora experience. "Storm in Regina" - 15 min Sara (16) lives with her grandfather in Régina, a small town in eastern French Guiana. She has only one dream: to leave this tiny village where she feels lonely, especially because of her father, who, despite his love for her, struggles with alcoholism. As an unprecedented storm threatens French Guiana, Sara is stunned to discover that all the pillows in the village have disappeared — all except hers. "Boat People" - 10 min Inspired by true events, a Haitian refugee fights to survive the inhumane conditions at Guantánamo Bay. "Konpa" - 10 min A young Haitian-American disconnected from his culture learns how to dance Konpa to impress his crush.