{"id":19181,"date":"2024-04-29T14:09:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19181"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:10:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:10:02","slug":"georgetown-film-festival-premieres-old-toy-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/georgetown-film-festival-premieres-old-toy-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgetown Film Festival Premieres &#8220;Old Toy Train&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Josiah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Georgetown Film Festival (GFF) recently debuted its latest offering, &#8220;Old Toy Train,&#8221; during a fundraising event at the British High Commissioner\u2019s Residence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new short film delves into themes of love, aging, family, and difficult decisions, aiming to authentically capture the Guyanese experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-founder and Creative Producer of the GFF, Akbar Singh, expressed the festival&#8217;s commitment to showcasing stories from the Guyanese perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their vision is to produce and distribute films that highlight the quality and richness of Guyanese narratives, fostering greater appreciation and understanding globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller, pledged her support to the Georgetown Film Festival and stressed the significance of investing in the creative industry, also known as the &#8220;orange&#8221; sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miller emphasized the potential of the creative sector to contribute significantly to Guyana&#8217;s economy and highlighted the abundance of talented individuals within the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Old Toy Train&#8221; was written and directed by Kevin Garbaran, featuring performances by Rae Wiltshire, Marisa Morgan-Bonie, Renita Doodnauth-Dindyal, Michael Khan, and Adhinav Richard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film underscores the dedication of the Georgetown Film Festival, a non-profit organization founded by young creatives, to promote Guyanese talent and storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through initiatives like &#8220;Old Toy Train,&#8221; the Georgetown Film Festival continues to serve as a platform for celebrating and sharing the diverse narratives of Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams The Georgetown Film Festival (GFF) recently debuted its latest offering, &#8220;Old Toy Train,&#8221; during a fundraising event at the British High Commissioner\u2019s Residence. This new short film&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19183,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19181\/revisions\/19183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}