Dreaming Rivers

Dreaming Rivers

33 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1988

A bittersweet and nostalgic short drama illustrating the spirit of modern families touched by the experience of migration. Miss T., from the Caribbean, lives alone in her one-room apartment, her children and husband having left her to pursue new dreams. When she dies her family and friends gather at her wake. The tapestry of words that interweave the drama convey the fragments of a life lived, but only partly remembered.

Dreaming Rivers

33 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1988

Dreaming Rivers
A bittersweet and nostalgic short drama illustrating the spirit of modern families touched by the experience of migration. Miss T., from the Caribbean, lives alone in her one-room apartment, her children and husband having left her to pursue new dreams. When she dies her family and friends gather at her wake. The tapestry of words that interweave the drama convey the fragments of a life lived, but only partly remembered.
Producers Sankofa Film & Video
Original title Dreaming Rivers
Directors Martina Attille, Isaac Julien
Writers

Cast

Stefan Kalipha

as Sunny Boy

Angela Wynter

as Daughter

Nimmy March

as Sister

Roderick Hart

as Sonny

Marie Attille

as St. Lucian (voice)

Dionne Desantos Campbell

as Young child

Rosemary Julien

as St. Lucian (voice)

Darren Leahy

as Young child

Peggy Octave

as St. Lucian (voice)

Leanna Samuel

as Young child