Pop In and Pop Up Tonight, Tomorrow night and Saturday at Ontario Place

Breaking News – Drive in to see those Caribbean Movies we all love.

 

Tonight (Thursday), Friday and Saturday the Caribbean Tales Film Festival will be showing movies on the Big Big Screen.  Although the actual festival in September will be on-line, for the next three nights they will be showing movies at a newly built Ontario Place Pop-up Drive-In! 

It is all part of what the CTFF calls its Community series, From August 6 to 8, recent and classic Caribbean films will be screened at the outdoor theatre at the southeast corner of Ontario Place.

Each night includes two of Toronto's top comedians performing live followed by TWO classic films. The just announced schedule is as follows:


Thursday

Comedians: Jay Martin & Keesha Brownie

Films: Bazodee and The Harder They Come

Friday

Comedians: Jean Paul & Ron Josol

Films: Kingston Paradise & Yardie

Saturday August 8 

Comedians: Crystal Ferrier & Cedric Newman

Films: Rain & Battledream Chronicle

 

Drive-ins are making a come back in these days of Covid quarantines.  Filmgoers watch the movies under the stars in the safety of their cars and listen to the sound track on their vehicle’s FM radio.

Last month the Caribbean Camera attended a screening at the Ontario Place drive-in theatre as part of the Italian Film Festival. A TV studio was set up beside the projection booth where the stars of the movies were interviewed. Those talks were shown on the drive-in screen.  Because the drive-in is in a very dark corner of the Park, the feature film was easy to see no matter where you parked. And, using text messages popcorn and drinks were ordered and delivered to the cars!

Check out the CaribbeanTales Face Book and Web Site for ticket information and showtimes.

By Stephen Weir for the Caribbean Camera

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