TABANCA
TABANCA Trailer
2022
Digital film, 12 mins
Dampened by office life during a wet Vancouver winter, a genderqueer Trinidadian woman, Marlinn, misses out on the chance to celebrate Carnival season back home. Until, one night, they discover that the power of masquerade is within them no matter where they are. Written and Directed by Lauren Marsden.
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15779128/
Writer-Director & Executive Producer: Lauren Marsden
Producers: Nneka Croal & Nathalie Therriault
Starring: Nneka Croal, Elsi Industrius, & Dayleigh Nelson
Supported by the British Columbia Arts Council
Currently available in Canada on CBC Gem
AWARDS
Best BC Short Film - Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Caribbean Spirit Award - Caribbean Tales Festival
Best Film Jury Award - Mumbai Shorts International
Chilliwack Spirit Award - Chilliwack Independent Film Festival
FESTIVALS
2023
Victoria Film Festival, Canada
Martinique International Film Festival
Halifax Black Film Festival
Vancouver International Women in Film Festival
Barbados Independent Film Festival
BFI Flare London
Toronto Short Film Festival
Bendigo Queer Film Festival, Australia
Wicked Queer: Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Short Shorts Film Festival, Japan
Hairouna Film Festival, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
London Lesbian Film Festival, Canada
Inside Out Festival, Toronto
Canadian Independent Film Festival, Montreal
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Caribbean Tales Festival, Toronto
12°N, 61°W Film Festival, Grenada
Aesthetica Film Festival, York UK
2022
Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival
Orlando Film Festival
Pride Film Festival, Chicago
Chilliwack Independent Film Festival
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival
Image+nation film festival, Montreal
Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival