Mas Man, a film about artist-designer Peter Minshall, produced and directed by Dalton Narine, won the Long Beach International Film Festival prize (http://www.longbeachindie.com) for Best Feature Documentary on Oct. 11, in Long Beach, a city in Los Angeles County.
Director Dalton Narine
Dr. Daniel Walker, scholar, filmmaker and founding director of the illustrious festival, spoke about the film’s appeal and the jury’s decision.
“As a person who wrote a book about the political dimensions of festivals in Cuba and New Orleans, I know I had a high bar to impress, and the film did all that and more.”
A few weeks earlier, Narine had hoped Mas Man would fare well at the Fine Arts Film Festival in Venice, Los Angeles. “The film drew enthusiastic appraisal from the audience,” Festival director Juri Koll said.
“Mas Man is, above all, a fine arts film,” Narine says, “though juries at fifty or so festivals around the world, had promoted it in every category imaginable.”
Still, with the film’s latest success, coupled with the tourism prize it received at Document Arts Fest in Bucharest, Romania (as well as its screening in Cannes) both in the past year, Mas Man has amassed 15 prizes across the board. They include Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography and special awards.
Peter Minshall
Narine says he pushed the film in the Los Angeles area because Don Mischer, a Hollywood producer featured in the film, was a key figure in tapping Minshall, the masman himself, for the Barcelona Olympic Games’ opening ceremonies in 1992.
Minshall reprised his role as an artistic director of the Emmy award-winning opening ceremonies at the1996 Atlanta Games, and Salt Lake City Winter Games in 2002, for which he received an Emmy.
That Mas Man made an auspicious debut is testament to its staying power.
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This illustrates the CLASS of your good self as well as that of Peter Minshall.
Keep the plaudits moving to higher heights.
Heads UP. Dalton.
Cecil Hinkson, Glenroy R Joseph, Jennifer Ire, Chester Dalrymple:
Much appreciation for the kind words.
Dalton Narine
Congrats Mr Narine.
Congratulations , Mr. Narine. This is such a good movie , and a must see for all culture lovers
One of the many things this movie does ,apart from the spotlight on the great Peter Minshall , is th remind us what real "mas" is all about.
Congratulations , and much respect to all involved in this outstanding project.
Congratulations to Mr Narine.