New Beginnings, a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ (LGBTQ+) short film festival, premiered last Saturday at the Theatre Guild, Kingston under the patronage of the Embassy of Argentina, the High Commission of Canada to Guyana and Suriname, and the Embassy of Chile in partnership with Guyanese filmmaker, writer and producer Rae Wiltshire.
According to a press release from the High Commission of Canada, the festival included LGBTQ+ themed short films from Argentina, Canada and Chile. However, the featured short film of the event was one of Guyana’s very own titled, “Eating Papaw on the Seashore,” which was written and directed by Wiltshire. The cast and crew of the film included Sonia Yarde, Mark Luke-Edwards, Nickose Layne, newcomer Isaiah Lewis and Melissa Roberts.
