Smallman on AfroPop!
We are thrilled to announce that Smallman has been curated for US online distribution by the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC). This is a major feather in our cap, … Read more…
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SAVANT turns 10 this year!
SAVANT is delighted to announce its 10 year anniversary as an independent creative and video production company! We have thoroughly enjoyed telling stories about our culture and … Read more…
Watch two of our films online!
Now you can watch two of our films, wherever in the world you are! Through our distributor, Caribbean Tales Worldwide Distribution, both The Solitary Alchemist and The Insatiable Season … Read more…
On designing the titles for Smallman
Designer Kriston Chen writes about his process for making the titles for Smallman. Question, what do Trinidadian, J.K. Rawlins and architect Richard Neutra have in common? … Last September, I had … Read more…
Buy Inward Hunger for your School or Institution
Our educational sales drive for Inward Hunger: The Story of Eric Williams, is really getting go now, with some wonderful universities acquiring copies for their libraries, including Boston University, Northwestern University … Read more…
Smallman in ‘Filmmaker Magazine’!
You could have knocked us down with a feather when we realised that Smallman had been written about in Filmmaker Magazine! Here’s an extract of Lauren Wissot’s piece on Arthouse … Read more…
Great premiere at TTFF!
Our first ever screening of Smallman went so well! The film, which screened at the Little Carib Theatre in Trinidad, was really warmly received by an enthusiastic audience of … Read more…
Smallman screenings
So we’ve got our copy of the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival guide, and can share the screening times for our short, Smallman, which is having its world premiere at … Read more…
Smallman for the TTFF!
It’s official, our first ever short, Smallman, the story of an ordinary man with an extraordinary passion, has been selected for this year’s Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival and we’re … Read more…
We’re fundraising on Indiegogo
We’ve just launched a new campaign on indiegogo.com to raise production funds for our documentary, Kingston Shottas! Our goal is to raise US$16,000, but we’re secretly hoping to be able … Read more…
Inward Hunger is Reviewed in Wasafiri
SAVANT’s production, “Inward Hunger: The Story of Eric Williams” has been reviewed in issue 74 of the contemporary journal, Wasafiri, by Louis James. “The film gives new insights into … Read more…
The Insatiable Season to Screen at the ROM!
We’re thrilled to have been invited to screen The Insatiable Season at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), as part of their programme for an upcoming carnival symposium. When: Sunday February … Read more…
We’re Winners!
SAVANT’s Mariel Brown won the coveted Best Local Feature Film prize at the recently concluded Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival 2012, for her documentary, “Inward Hunger: The Story of Eric … Read more…
Inward Hunger screenings at the TTFF
Here’s specific information on where and when Inward Hunger will be screened at this year’s Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival: Sun 23 Sept, 8.30pm, … Read more…
“Small Man”, a new short film we’re working on
We’ve recently started working on a documentary short, loosely based on on the e-book, “Small Man: The World My Father Made” written, photographed and designed by Richard Mark Rawlins. Produced … Read more…
We’ve got DVDs!
We’ve got DVDs of a few of SAVANT’s documentary films: Inward Hunger: The Story of Eric Williams, The Solitary Alchemist and The Insatiable Season. Do drop us a line at … Read more…
Inward Hunger at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival
We’ve just had word that our production, “Inward Hunger: The Story of Eric Williams” has been accepted at the 2012 installment of the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, and we’re … Read more…
Independence for Trinidad
In 2011, we produced a three-part documentary on Trinidad and Tobago’s first prime minister, Eric Williams. Inward Hunger: The Story of Eric Williams was, in many ways, a pioneering film, … Read more…