It's a Long Way to the Sea

Director: Jahnu Barua 1995, India Assamese, with English subtitles Narrative feature / 106 minutes CARIBBEAN PREMIERE LIKE HIS GRANDFATHER and father before him, old Puwal makes his living as a ferryman. When the government announces plans to build a bridge across the river, his livelihood is threatened. Worse, his son seeks to swindle Puwal out of some land he was hoping to pass on to his beloved, orphaned grandson. This is a drama about the clash between tradition and modernity, between one generation and another, beautiful and deep as the river that runs through it. Sun 23 Sept, 7.00pm, UWI Tue 25 Sept, 8.00pm, Little Carib Theatre Tue 02 Oct, 6.00pm, MovieTowne POS