Event

CaFA Cinema Nights

DENIS
Gabrielle Blackwood
Documentary
Jamaica | 2015

Denis Mckenzie, a proud and independent family man from Jamaica, was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 43. The disease eventually renders him almost completely paralysed and speechless. Given five years to live, Denis tries, with the assistance of his wife, to fight the aggressive and emaciating illness. Interspersed with imaginative recreations, Denis is a touching, uplifting testament to the dogged and indomitable character of the human spirit.

preceded by

DUBOIS
by Kaz OVe
Short Film
Trinidad & Tobago | 2014

A young woman from London attempting to recover from the grief of the death of her husband visits family in Trinidad and Tobago. There she finds herself strangely drawn to a mentally ill homeless man she sees wandering the streets, and he to her. A metaphysical, spiritual journey follows.