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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News - Thank God It's Friday Bc Pires THE BEST thing about being on the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival’s programming committee this year is I’m one of half-a-dozen people who’s seen every film being screened and can recommend the ones worth watching. The short list of recommendations is, of course: everything – or we wouldn’t have programmed them! And the longer list is even more satisfying. The first two categories […]

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