Quintessence relates to this being our fifth festival (“quint”) and to what is essential

(the purest, most concentrated form of something).

 

Benpaali 2021 is a retrospective to reconnect with filmmakers, participants and volunteers from past festivals. In a twist, we will also train a select group of young filmmakers on mobile phone filmmaking beforehand to help them tell stories focused on the Jamestown community.

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Jamestown sits at the intersection of its colonial (Ussher Fort) and post-colonial history (a center of world class boxing). Between being a fishing community and one that has been displaced by a new harbor project, Jamestown is still home to several internationally recognized festivals making Jamestown and the people who live there continually adapting to change.

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Among the many topics we imagine the filmmakers creating, their stories can:

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• Consider the most typical or representative ideas about Jamestown 

• Capture the different cultures permeating Jamestown – past or present

• Imagine Jamestown into the future