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2 St Barth Weekly n°279 APRIL 25-30, 2013 18TH ANNUAL ST BARTH FILM FESTIVAL

his year we and persecution in Haiti T look at the as they arrive in the Caribbean from United States to rebuild inside and outside. 7 their lives in New York. Days in Havana shows After Lucia is a power- seven views of life in the ful look at a theme that capital of Cuba, as seen crosses all borders and by seven different direc- all social classes, the tors from Cuba, France, impact of bullying on Argentina, the United young people, especially States, and as far away young women. Michel as Palestine. If 7 Days is Franco's moving drama a look from outside in, from Mexico was a win- then Stones From the ner at the Cannes Film Sun looks at the experi- Festival and we are ence of several different proud to show his work people fleeing poverty this year.

And as always, we cele- Bridge To Havana, a brate music, we are filmed version on an proud to show two fine epic concert in Havana musical films. Dimitry in 1998 featuring a won- Zandronis, a long time derful mix of Cuban and friend of the festival, international stars from presents his latest docu- Jimmy Buffett to Fleet- mentary, Ka Palé, on wood Mac. traditional drumming in Guadeloupe, and we are Documentaries screened equally happy to present during the afternoons Weekly 279:Mise en page 1 25/04/13 10:45 Page3

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snapshot of Caribbean cinema sions with the public, and a week made in the French West Indies. of conversation about Caribbean From close to home, a dramatic film: that in a nutshell is a look at film from Saint Martin/Sint Maat- the 2013 St Barth Film Festival. en: Baby Needs Milk. And a short film by Karine Gama from Joshua Harrison, Guadeloupe rounds out the pro- co-founder/co-director gram.

We also are pleased to show a film with a deep connection to the island, The Other St Barth. Alexandre Fronty made a documentary on life on the other than what is seen in the glossy maga- zine images and misleading television programs so frequently pre- also play a role at this year's festi- sented about St Barth. Unfortu- val, including two by Patrick nately he died suddenly before the Baucelin: Les Secrets des Forter- film could be shown. We dedicate esses de la Caraïbe and the this edition of the festival to his French premiere of Le Costume unique vision of the island. Traditionnel, De l'esclavage à la Gran'robe. Another documentary, Visits to the island’s schools by ça Tourne En Outre Mer is a the filmmakers, post-film discus- Weekly 279:Mise en page 1 25/04/13 10:45 Page4

4 St Barth Weekly n°279 Q&A WITH CHRISTOPHER LAIRD Filmmaker, television producer, and chairman of the Tri- nidad & Tobago Film Company, Christopher Laird is a frequent guest at the St Barth Film Festival, which has screened several of his films including Santimanitay and Concert In The Rainforest. He also produced a short documentary about the festival, Cinema Saint Barth. The Weekly chats with Concert In The Rainforest, a film by Christopher Laird and Michael Gilkes him on the eve of What is happening on Tobago? Is there an film showings of local the 18th annual St the current filmmaking emergence of young and Caribbean films and Barth Film Festival: scene in Trinidad & filmmakers? is a significant funder of The filmmaking scene in the Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago and Film Festival which has the whole Caribbean is grown to be a major film exploding with the acces- event in the Southern sibility of new technolo- Caribbean: last year the gy. In Trinidad & Toba- festival screened over go specifically it has 100 films, 50% of them been galvanized by the being from Trinidad & Trinidad & To ago Film Tobago. Company (TTFC), which On top of that there are has built a huge program training programs such as on a small budget that BA in Film at the univer- assists production with sity of the West Indies, production and script which is turning out development grants about a dozen talented annually and assistance filmmakers a year. to filmmakers to attend festivals and fund mar- What are the biggest keting materials. It also challenges for filmmak- offers a huge rebate to ers across the local and foreign film- Caribbean? makers of 35% of money How do their films cross spent in the country. The language TTFC also runs an annu- barriers? al Secondary Schools The language barriers in Film festival and last the region and globally year inaugurated a Com- present a huge barrier to munity Short films festi- the distribution and mar- val. It funds Community keting of English Speak- Weekly 279:Mise en page 1 25/04/13 10:45 Page5

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ing Caribbean films. The The answer to this for Trinidad & Tobago Film any filmmaker would Company is partnering descend into a list of with institutions in the grouses. But obviously in other Caribbean language the English-speaking areas to set up subtitling Caribbean, the absence and dubbing facilities of a local film industry and is subsidizing the and culture make funding subtitling of films made a huge problem because in Trinidad & Tobago. the business community There is still a long way has yet to understand the to go with these services, opportunities of such as they will only grow investment and the State with demand. The TTFC has been slow to under- is encouraging those who stand the specificities of receive its grants to pre- the industry. The other pare their films for subti- main barrier is the dis- tling by making this a tance from the main film condition of grants. centers in terms of hav- Christopher LAIRD ing access to marketing moving and dynamic tion of almost 400 films What is the biggest chal- and distribution opportu- global environment for but none of them have lenge you have faced in nities. This is compound- the distribution and con- made me rich and most your careers ed by the lack of experi- sumption of moving of them make nothing at as a filmmaker and ence and knowledge of images. I have been all and I am lucky to television producer? the intricacies of a fast involved in the produc- even have them shown. I Weekly 279:Mise en page 1 25/04/13 10:45 Page6

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had to start my own television station to help local films get 2013 ST BARTH FILM FESTIVAL shown because traditionally the www.stbarthff.org media outlets in the region exist on the dumping of US program- SCHEDULE ming and the national and even Q Thursday 4/25OPENING NIGHT regional market cannot support 8pm - AJOE, Free the making of films alone. • Soup à Pyé (Creole Soup) by Karine Gama We have become experts at (France, 2012. 15 min, in French) Presented by Karine Gama making films with no or • The Other St Barth by Alexandre Fronty extremely low budgets but the (France, 2013. 52 min, in French) access to new technology has Q Friday 4/26 changed that so that the young filmmakers are utilizing it to aim 4 pm - Wall HouseMuseum, Free at international production stan- Baby Needs Milk by Rick James (St. Martin/St. Maarten, 2012. 50 min, fiction, in English with French sub- dards, especially those coming titles) Presented by actor Elliot Laurence out to the University Film programs. 8pm - AJOE, Lorient, 6 Euros Después de Lucía (After Lucia) by Michel Franco How does the St Barth Film (Mexico, 2012, 99 min, in Spanish with French subtitles) Festival fill a niche on the Presented by Michel Franco Caribbean film scene? Q Saturday 4/27 The St. Barth Film Festival is a 4 pm - Wall HouseMuseum, Free unique opportunity for Secrets of the Caribbean Fortresses by Patrick Baucelin Caribbean filmmakers to meet (Martinique, 2010, 50 min, in French) Presented by Patrick Baucelin and share their work in an envi-

ronment that fosters relation- 8pm - AJOE, Lorient, 6 Euros ships, which are vital for the Stones In The Sun by Patricia Benoit growing movement toward co- (Haiti/US, 2012, 95 min, in Créole/English/French with French subtitles) production in the region. Presented by Patricia Benoit and Edwidge Danticat Q Sunday 4/28 You have been to Saint Barth 4 pm - Wall HouseMuseum, Free many times since the festival Traditional Dress, from Slavery to the Gran’robe by Patrick Baucelin began in 1996...What do you (Martinique, 2013, 52 min, in French) Presented by Patrick Baucelin enjoy most about Saint Barth, 8pm - AJOE, Lorient, 6 Euros both in and out of the festival 7 Days In Havana 7 Directors: Benicio del Toro, Pablo Trapero, Julio framework? Medem, Elia Suleiman, Gaspar Noé, Juan Carlos Tabio, Laurent Cantet The St. Barth Film Festival is a (Cuba/France/Spain/Argentina, 2012. 129 min, in Spanish with French unique one in the region (and subtitles) Presented by Pablo Trapero maybe in the world) and that probably accounts to its longevi- Q Monday 4/29

ty. The combination of passion- 4 pm - Wall HouseMuseum, Free ate and knowledgeable curators, Ça Tourne en Outre Mer(Cinema in the West Indies) by Maurice Dubroca luxurious surroundings for the (France, 2012, 52 min, in French) Presented by Jean-Marc Césaire invited filmmakers who seldom 8pm - AJOE, Lorient, 6 Euros have a chance to relax and enjoy Elefante Blanco by Pablo Trapero (Argentina, 2013, 110 min,in Spanish the company of other artists in with French subtitles) Presented by Pablo Trapero an undemanding schedule, Q Tuesday 4/30 CLOSING NIGHT together with the organization of 8pm - On the beach in Flamands, Free everything around the small • Ka Palé by Dimitry Zandronis group of participants provides (Guadeloupe, 2013, 52 min, in French) Presented by Dimitry Zandronis, the ideal opportunity for long- with live drumming provided by the Pointe en Mouvement term and productive relation- • Bridge To Havana Concert films! ships to form. (Cuba/USA, 1998, 105 min, in English and Spanish) Weekly 279:Mise en page 1 25/04/13 10:45 Page7

St Barth Weekly n°279 7 ERICA RHONE ROCKS LA PLAGE

Room, and Cielo. Nationally she's rocked a Plage in St the Playboy Mansion L Jean is known and the desert setting for its cool for Burning Man. Glob- musical vibe, from live ally, Erica Rhone has music to the hippest hit the dance floors in DJs. Erica Rhone is no Asia, Australia, and exception: she devel- Jamaica. She's not stop- oped her love for dance ping there... now she’s music the first time she brought her special vibe stepped foot into NYC's to La Plage in Saint Limelight in early 2000. Barth. She was impressed by the way the DJ con- Lately, she's also spent trolled the room and she time in the studio pro- was determined to ducing music as well. become a part of that From unique minimal energy. And she certain- beats to energy rising ly has… tech & Nu-Disco, she does not discriminate Her knowledge of any categories within music has widely these genres. For her, expanded through her it's all about moving the travels around the crowd physically & world. New York's emotionally… dance music scene has also greatly inspired her Dance with Erica and she's graced the Rhone at the full moon decks of such esteemed party at La Plage… clubs as Pasha, Sullivan Friday, April 26. Weekly 279:Mise en page 1 25/04/13 10:45 Page8

GASTRONOMY

Gustavia Lurin Bagatelle 05.90.27.51.51 Santa Fé 05.90.27.61.04 Bar de l’Oubli 05.90.27.70.06 Pointe Milou Bête à Z’Ailes 05 90 29 74 09 B4 05.90.52.45.31 Mango Bar restaurant (Lunch) 05.90.27.63.63 Bonito 05.90.27.96.96 Taïno Restaurant (Diner & Lounge) 05.90.27.63.63 Carl Gustaf Lounge 05.90.29.79.00 Ti St-Barth 05.90.27 97 71 Café Victoire 05.90.29.02.39 Lorient Côté Port 05.90.87.79.54 Do Brazil 05.90.29 06 66 La Table de Jules 05.90.29 76 78 Le Bouchon 05 90 27 79 39 Eddy’s Restaurant 05.90.27 54 17 Le Wok 05 90 27 52 52 Entre Deux 05.90.27.50.88 Le Portugal à St Barth 05 90 27 68 59 Harbour Saladerie 05.90.29 52 24 Koya Sushi 05 90 52 96 17 L’Entracte 05.90.27.70.11 L’Isola Ristorante 05.90.51.00.05 Saline La Crêperie 05 90 27 84 07 Esprit 05.90.52.46.10 La Cantina 05.90.27.55.66 Grain de Sel 05.90.52 46 05 Le Carré 05.90.52.46.11 Le Tamarin 05 90 27 72 12 Le Vietnam 05 90 27 81 37 Meat & Potatoes 05 90 51 15 98 Pipiri Palace 05.90.27 53 20 Repaire des Rebelles 05.90.27 72 48 Anse des Cayes Route des Boucaniers 05.90.27.73.00 Chez Yvon 05.90.29 86 81 Thi Widi (Ti ZOuk K’fé) 05 90 27 90 60 La Voile Rouge 05.90.27.66.55 The Strand 05 90 27 63 77 Victoria Restaurant (Carl Gustaf) 05.90.29.79.00 Saint Jean Wall House 05.90.27 71 83 Chez Joe (Airport) 05.90.27.71.40 Public Eden Rock 05.90.29 79 99 Hideaway 05.90.27.63.62 Maya’s 05.90.27.75.73 Kiki e Mo 05.90.27.90.65 Vitet La Bottega 05.90.51.06.53 Hostellerie des 3 Forces 05 90 27 61 25 La Rôtisserie 05.90.29.75.69 Le Glacier 05 90 27 71 30 Flamands Le Jardin 05 90 27 73 62 Chez Rolande 05.90.27.54.42 Le Piment 05.90.27.53.88 La Case de l’Ile 05.90.27 61 81 La Plage 05.90.52.81.33 La Langouste 05.90.27.63.61 Maya to Go 05.90.29.83.70 PaCri (Taïwana) 05.90.27 65 01 Me Gusta 06.90.30.81.81 Spice of St Barth 06.90.54.41.42 Nikki Beach 05.90.27.64.64 Grand Cul de Sac Bartoloméo (Hôtel Guanahani) 05.90.27 66 60 Indigo (Hôtel Guanahani) 05.90.27.66.60 Restaurant des Pêcheurs (Le Sereno) 05.90.29.83.00 O’Corail 05.90.29.33.27 La Gloriette 05.90.29.85.71 Colombier Les Bananiers 05.90.27.93.48 Corossol Le Régal 05.90.27 85 26 Toiny Le Gaïac (Hôtel Le Toiny) 05.90.29.77.47 Weekly 279:Mise en page 1 25/04/13 10:45 Page9

- Sculptures by Timothy Holmes, Comptoir 9 St Barth Weekly n°278 du Cigare, Gustavia TIME OUT - Rose Murray, Comptoir du Cigare, Gustavia IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII - Group show at Pipiri Palace, Gustavia Where to go dancing? See an art exhibit? Listen to live music? Q Art Galleries - TomBeachArtStudio, Time Out keeps you up to date on local happenings. Let’s party ! - Clic Gallery, Gustavia - Madness Week End @ show girls at Ti St Barth with DJ Eyedol - TomBeachArtStudio, Live Music Ti St Barth, Pointe Milou - Diner Spectacle Dance at Yacht Club, Gustavia - Pipiri Palace, Gustavia Q Through April 27 - «Disco evening» at La performance from 8pm - Redray Frazier, a soulful Table de Jules @ Nikki Beach, St Jean mix of rock, folk and Q Saturday April 27 - Soley from 8pm at PaCri Exhibitions Q Artist’s Collection blues, from 9pm to - Bikini Brunch, from Tawana Hotel, Flamands - Géry Langlais at - Pompi, Petit Cul de Sac midnight, at Bete A 12pm until 5.30pm, with - Diner Cabaret with Les Artisans, Gustavia - Hannah Moser, Cul de Sac Z’Ailes, Gustavia DJ Yo-One @ La Plage show girls at Ti St Barth, - Modernisme art & Q - Mitchell Summer, Toiny April 29-May11 Restaurant Pointe Milou Antiques, Camaruche - Kay Quattrocchi, Salines - Marc Von Em, from 9pm - Live Music with Q Thursday May 2 Gallery to midnight, at Bete A Caravan (Soley & Co) - Live music with Pierre - Dave Stevenson, Z’Ailes, Gustavia from 8pm @Boucaniers Nesta, Dancer perform- Les Artisans, Gustavia Q Thursday April 25 - Madness Week End ance & Fire Show, from - Alain le Chatelier, @ Ti St Barth 8pm @ Nikki Beach Dinner with live Les Artisans, Gustavia - Live music «Disco» Saint Jean - Works by Cyrille Fashion Show Q music by Guitarist from 6:30pm @ la Table Margarit, Nikki Beach Daily Fashion Shows Robb @ The Sand de Jules, - Wolfgang Ludes, - Fashion Show: every lunch & dinner, La Bar, Eden Rock - DJ Yo One Sutter at Night Club Jean-Philippe Piter, Plage Q St Barths, St Jean Bonito, Gustavia Q Thursday April 25 Antoine Verglas at Clic Every Tuesday - Lunch with Live Music Where’s my fucking love Bookstore and Gallery, 6:30pm: Fashion show by the pool at the Isle - Live Music from 7:30pm with Robb, from 1pm at DJ K-RISM at Yacht Gustavia de France Q @ La Voile Rouge, Mango, Christopher Hotel Club, Gustavia - Tony Caramanico at Clic Friday April 5 Manapany Hotel Q Sunday, April 28 Q Wednesday May 1 Gallery, Gustavia - MARINA from 2pm@ Nikki Beach - DJ Yo One Sutter - Brunch with Robb, «Laisse parler les gens» Q Sunday, April 7 at Bonito, Gustavia 11am, @ Toiny Hotel - PAIN DE SUCRE from 2pm @ Nikki - Diner Cabaret with - Beach Lunch with Beach show girls at Ti St Barth DJ Yo-One @ La Plage - Ladies First from 8pm Restaurant, St Jean @ First Place, Gustavia - Live Music with - Live music with new Caravan (Soley & Co) Dance performance & from 8pm at Bonito Fire Show, from 8pm @ - Pierre Nesta for the Nikki Beach sunset, @Do Brazil Q Friday April 26 - Amazing Sunday «Jun- gle Party» from 1pm to «I Love Friday» Full Michel and his staff are happy to welcome you 5pm @Nikki Beach Moon - White Party to their pool-side restaurant for lunch & dinner. - Dinner with Live Music Special Guest DJ by Robb @ La Plage Holiday special, in addition to our regular menu. Erica Rhone & DJ Restaurant Yo-One, Cristina's Lobsters Fresh From The Tank Q Tuesday, April 30 Pole Dancing Show, 100 g for 7,00 euros - Brazilian Evening : Fire Spinning by Live Music with Nathalie Cyril, @ La Plage from 6pm @ Christopher Pointe Milou - DJ Maxx C (Resident Dj - DJ Yo One Sutter at Nikki beach) at Bonito Bonito, Gustavia - Jules Friends from - Soley for the sunset & 6:30pm @Table de Jules Dinner from 5:30pm - Ladies Night @ @ Do Brazil, Gustavia Bagatelle, Gustavia - Diner Cabaret with - Soley for the sunset show girls at Ti St Barth from 5:30pm @ Do Q Wednesday May 1 Brazil, Gustavia - DJ Yo One Sutter at - Acoustic guitar with Bonito, Gustavia Robb, from 7 to 9pm - Diner Cabaret with at Isle de France Hôtel Baie des Anges • Flamands • 0590 27 63 61 Weekly 279:Mise en page 1 25/04/13 10:45 Page10

10 St Barth Weekly n°279 MAY 2-5, 2013 WEST INDIES REGATTA

aint Barth has Ssurvived The Bucket and Les Voiles, the big boats have headed off to race in Antigua or toward their summer homes, but those in the mood for a charming little nautical event are in for a real treat. The fifth anniversary of the West Indies Regatta is around the corner, May 2-5, 2013, with sailing of traditional wooden sail- boats from around the Caribbean, an island market, and live music Summer Cloud I on the dock. The fol- Summer Wind Emergency numbers lowing is the list of Schooner Alexander Rescue At Sea 05 90 27 57 58/ 06 90 64 08 07 boats on the way; more Hamilton Gendarmerie 05 90 27 11 70 about this event in the Sweet Heart FROM ANGUILLA: Hospital 05 90 27 60 35 May 2 edition of The Fire dept. 18 / 05 90 27 62 31 Weekly: Tradition FROM GRENADA: Doctor on call 05 90 90 13 13 FROM CARRIACOU: Savvy Pharmacy Airport 05 90 27 66 61 Exodus Schooner Jambalaya Gustavia 05 90 27 61 82 FROM ANTIGUA: FROM ST.LUCIA: Saint Jean 05 90 29 02 12 Genesis Good Expectation I Useful numbers Tourism office 05 90 27 87 27 Harbour 05 90 27 66 97 Boat company Voyager 05 90 87 10 68 MASTHEAD Airlines companyWinair 05 90 27 61 01 Published by "Le Journal de Saint-Barth" SB Commuter 05 90 27 54 54 issn-1766-9278 Air Caraïbes 05 90 27 71 90 Ph. : 0590.27.65.19 - stbarthweekly.com email : [email protected] American Airlines 005995452040 Director & layout : Avigaël Haddad Taxis Gustavia 05 90 27 66 31 Chief Editor: Hugo Lattard Saint-Jean 05 90 27 75 81 English texts & Translations : Town Hall 05 90 29 80 40 Ellen Lampert Greaux EDF (electricity company office) 05 90 29 80 81 Advertising : Nabil 0690 770 070 Water system 05 90 27 60 33 Photos : Rosemond Gréaux Impression : Prim Services Marine Reserve 06 90 31 70 73 Weekly 279:Mise en page 1 25/04/13 10:45 Page11

St Barth Weekly n°279 11 I Classified ads Real Estate This two bedroom villa This lovely 3 bedroom with pool was recently villa with pool and renovated. Situated on Jacuzzi is situated in a the hillside of Toiny the lush tropical garden set- property offers a beauti- ting in Grand Cul de ful unobstructed view of Sac. Attractive price. the ocean. Contact Contact : St. Barth Properties St. Barth Properties Sotheby’s International Sotheby’s International Realty: 0590 29 75 05 Realty: 0590 29 75 05 Beautiful view villa for This charming three sale. End Build in Feb- bedroom villa with pool ruary 2012. 3 Bedrooms. is located on the hillside 3 Bathrooms. Pool. of Corossol. Built in the 2,4M. T : 0690 554 682 typical style of St. Barth, 269- Urgent : For our the property consists of clients, looking for all several bungalows on types of lands or villas different levels and is in for sale in St perfect condition. Con- Barths. Please contact tact : St. Barth Properties St Barth Villa: Sotheby’s International 05 90 87 30 80. Realty: 0590 29 75 05 Weekly 279:Mise en page 1 25/04/13 10:45 Page12