On July 27th, 1990, I…
On July 27th, 1990, I had spent a strange afternoon sailing with my father and sister in the Gulf of Paria. It was a celebratory sail as my sister (14) … Read more…
Mariel Brown
Watch Unfinished Sentences for Free This Weekend!
Unfinished Sentences will be available to stream on the trinidad+tobago film festival website for free on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June. This was made possible due to the ttff’s … Read more…
Festival Win, Premieres and More for Unfinished Sentences in 2019!
2019 was quite the year for Unfinished Sentences. After screening in Trinidad and Tobago cinemas, the film moved on to premiere in the United States of America, The Bahamas, and … Read more…
September to remember!
Wow! September was an incredible month! Our feature length doc, Unfinished Sentences screened at the Caribbean Tales International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, and then in Port of Spain, Trinidad, at the Trinidad and … Read more…
Announcing the Canadian premiere of Unfinished Sentences
SAVANT Films is delighted to announce the Canadian premiere of award-winning filmmaker Mariel Brown’s film, Unfinished Sentences as part of the Caribbean Tales International Film Festival. ‘FATHER-daughter relations, the politics of being an artist, and poetry of … Read more…
Mariel Brown interviewed by CAFA
CaFA Q+A with Mariel Brown This June, Mariel’s short film, Smallman: The World My Father Made, was released on Studio Anansi Tv. In connection with the release, we talked with … Read more…
Smallman wins at Caribbean Tales!
It’s a great feeling to round out Smallman’s film festival run, with a win for Best Documentary Short at the Caribbean Tales International Film Festival, which was held in Toronto … Read more…
Introducing Fernanda Rossi
We’re delighted to announce that writer/ director, Mariel Brown, has been working with acclaimed writer, Fernanda Rossi, on the script of the SAVANT Films documentary, Unfinished Sentences. Rossi is an internationally … Read more…
A Tribute to Love, Literature
Film lover, Janine Charles-Farray, talks to Director Mariel Brown about Unfinished Sentences Trinidad Guardian (March 22nd, 2015) When loved ones die, unfinished business can linger and haunt those who remain … Read more…
It’s a New York Premiere for Smallman!
We’re delighted to announce that Smallman will have its New York premiere at The People’s Film Festival in Harlem! The festival runs from May 28th to 31st. Venue and … Read more…
Inward Hunger available nationwide
We’re delighted to let you know that our award-winning film, Inward Hunger: The Story of Eric Williams, is now available at Nigel R Khan Booksellers nationwide. For people who reside outside … Read more…
Smallman’s US Premiere!
We are excited to announce that our short film, Smallman: The World My Father Made, will have its US premiere at the 23rd Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, California. Self-proclaimed as … Read more…
Smallman screening this week!
We’re really pleased that the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago has decided to screen Smallman: The World My Father Made, as one of the events of their November exhibition. Screenings … Read more…
Watch Sancoche on YouTube!
Six years after Sancoche went off the air, our host, Mariel Brown, still gets people coming up to her in the street to ask her what she’s cooking! So, in response … Read more…
Beautiful write-up on Smallman
A Small Life with Grand Visions By Valerie Williams-Sanchez June 24th, 2014 Mariel Brown’s short, Smallman tells the story of John Ambrose Kenwyn Rawlins, an ordinary man of modest means … Read more…
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…
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…