Film Record: Trinidad Trails

Date produced: 1946

Filmmaker(s):

A. I. Willinsky

Country of Production:

Canada

Languages:

English

Duration:

01:38:00

Length:

2 reels

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Colour

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

Ontario Jewish Archives list of titled amateur films

Description:

"Item is a film production of Dr. Willinsky's trip to Trinidad with his wife, Sadie. Filmed in the form of a travelogue, Willinsky intersperses footage of landmarks and the local population with captions that provide information about the country and its culture. Included are shots of sites around Port-of-Spain, cathedrals, mosques, a cricket match, a cocao bean farm, and the local population carrying out their daily activities. Sadie is regularly spotted sight-seeing and interacting with locals." Ontario Jewish Archives.

Resources:

This film is a part of the Dr. A. I. Willinsky fonds held by the Ontario Jewish Archives.

Locations:

• Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (Filming)

Subjects:

• Nature
• Religion
• Work
• South America
•      Manners and Customs
•      Travel
•           Architecture
•      Cities and towns
•      Caribbean

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Feature

Repository:

Dr. A. I. Willinsky fonds, Ontario Jewish Archives

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