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Black Madonna (The)

Cinema fiction, by Michelle Serieux (Saint Lucia)

Imagine Caribbean (Saint Lucia)

80 minutes
development stage

A “Paradise Island Plantation Wedding!” erupts into chaos when a novice wedding planner clashes with an ancestral spirit on a heritage grounds turned tourist wedding site.

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Synopsis

A wedding planner lands a lucrative deal when a wealthy client hires her company to manage their nuptials. They choose the perfect location for their paradise wedding, a former colonial plantation turned tourist site; but the spirits that roam the estate have other more sinister plans.

Director's note

N srj lrnef ntb, V jnf ernql gb oynfg bss. Zl pnerre jnf gnxvat bss nf n fiyzznxre sebz gur Pnevoorna, qrgrezvarq gb funggre gur tynff prvyvat ba gur glcr bs jbex gung pbhyq or znqr ol naq sebz fiyzznxref yvivat va bhe cneg bs gur jbeyq. V gbbx zhpu cevqr va orvat n ubzrtebja fiyzznxre, npghnyyl perngvat sebz gur Pnevoorna naq abg sebz gur qvnfcben.Gurer jnf n qvssrerapr orgjrra hf, gur ubzrtebjaf, fgehttyvat gb guevir va gur unefu pyvzr bs gur haqreqrirybcrq pvarzngvp ynaqfpncrf jr pnzr sebz. Jr unq na hf irefhf gurz, zragnyvgl, gurz orvat gur qvnfcbevp Pnevoorna fiyzznxref jub nf sne nf jr fnj vg unq npprff gb gur vasenfgehpgher va ALP, Pnanqn, be jurer-rire ryfr gurl jrer bcrengvat sebz juvyr pynvzvat gb or Pnevoorna naq pynvzvat bhe fgbevrf. Jung n fghcvq nggvghqr.
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qernzrq bs va tenqhngr fpubby. N znwbe uvtuyvtug sbe zr jnf jvaavat n qvirefvgl sryybjfuvc va XXXX juvpu vaibyirq geniryyvat gb ALP gb cnegvpvcngr va Qbp ALP naq erprvir vainyhnoyr zragbefuvc jvguva gur Puvpxra naq Rtt Arfg. Ng gung gvzr, V jnf XX jrrxf certanag naq jnf rkpvgrq nobhg tvivat ovegu gb zl qrohg srngher yratgu qbphzragnel nf qverpgbe/cebqhpre naq pbhyqa’g fnl ab gb gur bccbeghavgvrf. Naq gura vg nyy pnzr penfuvat qbja. Va Qrprzore bs gung lrne, qverpgyl ba gur urryf bs zl pnerre uvtu, V uvg gur qrrcrfg ybj bs zl yvsr. V unq n fgvyyovegu. V ybfg zl fiefg puvyq ng XX jrrxf naq X qnlf. Vg unf gnxra zr X ybat lrnef gb erpbire sebz gur rzbgvbany, cflpubybtvpny naq culfvpny genhzn bs gung rkcrevrapr. Nobhg X lrnef va gb zl erpbirel, V gevrq gb erfhfpvgngr gur fiyz V unq orra jbexvat ba ohg gur thvyg naq funzr naq erzbefr erfhygrq va zr orvat hanoyr gb snpr gur jbex be gb snpr zlfrys ohg ernyyl V jnf ehaavat sbez gur ubeevfip snpr bs snvyher. V unq qbar nyy gurfr fiefgf bayl gb snyy flng ba zl snpr naq abg or noyr gb fiavfu. V unq fheivibe’f erzbefr, vs zl erny yvsr onol qvqa’g fheivir gura zl perngvir onovrf pbhyqa’g rvgure. Naq V fcvenyyrq vagb n qrcerffvba gung unf ynfgrq na ragver perngvir plpyr. Ohg urer V nz, ernql gb fgneg bire, gelvat gb nypurzvfr zl cnva vagb fbzrguvat terngre.
V nz rkgerzryl tengrshy naq rkpvgrq ng guvf zbzrag va zl yvsr gb or ng gur cntr ntnva jvgu n fgbel gung vf qrrcyl crefbany ohg nyfb havirefnyyl eryngnoyr. Jvgu Oynpx Znqbaan, V unir gur bccbeghavgl gb jevgr naq cebqhpr n jbex gung qryirf vagb Nseb Pnevoorna sbyxyber, ebbgrq va bhe phygher naq uvfgbel naq tebhaqrq va gur cerfrag qnl fvghngvba va gur Pnevoorna, jurer bhe naprfgeny urevgntr fvgrf unir orra qrfrpengrq gb ohvyq tbys pbhefrf naq bgure gbhevfg fvgrf jvgu yvggyr naq ab erfcrpg cnvq gb gur uvfgbevrf gung fgvyy yvir jvguva gurfr fcnprf.
Oynpx Znqbaan vf ng bapr na nyyrtbevpny gnyr nobhg gur becunaubbq bs Nseb Pnevoorna pvgvmraf, naq nyfb n irel crefbany frzv-nhgbovbtencuvpny gnyr nobhg jbexvat guebhtu tevrs. Vg vf nyfb n pnhgvbanel snoyr sbe fbpvrgvrf gelvat gb znxr gurve uvfgbevp fvgrf freir nf sbervta vapbzr onaxvat znpuvarf, nyy va freivpr gb n irel rkgenpgvir gbhevfz “vaqhfgel.” V nz ernyyl cebhq va guvf zbzrag gb unir arj jbex gb oevat gb gur gnoyr. V frr nyvtazrag jvgu gur zvffvba bs gur yno naq gur rgubf bs zl bja perngvir pbzcnal. V nz irel ubcrshy gung ng gur yno V pna znxr
arj pbagnpgf, creuncf jva n fpubynefuvc gb uryc shegure zl crefbany qrirybczrag naq nyybjf zr gur gvzr gb pbagvahr qrirybcvat gur fperracynl naq riraghnyyl or noyr gb ragre vagb n pb-cebqhpgvba nterrzrag. Vg vf zl vagragvba gb oevat gur cebwrpg gb gur fperra ol gur raq bs XXXX vagb rneyl XXXX, nf cneg bs zl bja bofreingvba bs gur pryroengvba bs gur Unvgvna Eribyhgvba, vgf vzcnpg naq erfbanapr guebhtubhg gur bgure vfynaqf va gur Pnevoorna naq vaqrrq gur erfg bs gur jbeyq.

Producer's note

Oynpx Znqbaan vf n fhcreangheny/ cflpubybtvpny guevyyre frg va n fipgvgvbhf Pnevoorna vfynaq gung vf na nyyrtbel sbe gur bire qrcraqrapr ba gbhevfz va zl vfynaq, ng gur rkcrafr bs ybpnyf' frafr bs fbirervtagl naq ng gur rkcrafr bs bhe phygheny urevgntr. Pybfr gb n qrpnqr ntb V raebyyrq va ALH Fpubby bs Pbagvahvat Fghqvrf naq Cebsrffvbany Cebqhpvat Pregvfipngr serfu nsgre fiavfuvat zl ZN va Svyz Fghqvrf ng Pbyhzovn Havirefvgl. V qvqa'g unir rabhtu cenpgvpny rkcrevrapr ng gur gvzr gb ernyyl gnxr shyy nqinagntr bs jung jnf orvat gnhtug naq fb abj, nsgre cvbarrevat fbzr jbex va gur Pnevoorna, V nz ernql gb znxr orggre jbex gung vf bs vagreangvbany dhnyvgl, gung pna or vaqrcraqrag naq vzcnpgshy nf V pbagvahr gb pneir zl bja cngu gryyvat gur fgbevrf gung ercerfrag zr nf n oynpx jbzna sebz gur tybony fbhgu. V unir pbzzvggrq zl yvsr gb orvat n fgbelgryyre onfrq urer qrfcvgr gur evqvphybhf bqqf ntnvafg zl fhpprff naq pubfr guvf cnegvphyne cebwrpg orpnhfr bs vgf crefbany erfbanapr naq nyfb orpnhfr vg vf n erflrpgvba bs gur pheerag fgngr bs nssnvef va zl ubzrynaq ng guvf gvzr. Jr arrq n arj fgbel.
Guvf fgbel, Oynpx Znqbaan, vf onfrq ba erny riragf. Vg vf na rkcybengvba bs na vffhr gung unf orra oerjvat sbe lrnef va zl vfynaq ubzrynaq. Bhe pbzcyrk pbybavny uvfgbel unf orra tybffrq bire vagb gur qernz qrfgvangvba cnpxntr sbe gbhevfgf frrxvat n arj xvaq bs guevyy, ng gur rkcrafr bs gur ybpnyf jubfr ynobhe unf sbe trarengvbaf orra gur hanpxabjyrqtrq naq bire-rkcybvgrq enj zngrevny shryvat guvf arj &dhbg;ubfcvgnyvgl vaqhfgel.&dhbg; Ohg jung unccraf jura gur ubfgf qrpvqr gurl ner abg tbvat gb or ubfcvgnoyr? Jung unccraf jura gurl qrpvqr gb fgnaq hc naq erpynvz gurzfryirf naq gurve cbjre? Zl cebwrpg vf na rkcybengvba bs guvf gurzr.
Guvf jbex vf hetrag naq gvzryl orpnhfr bhe yrnqref ner fryyvat bss bhe vfynaq, cnjavat bss bhe urevgntr naq naprfgeny fvgrf gb erfbeg naq tbys pbhefr qrirybcref naq va fbzr vafgnaprf pbzcyrgryl vtabevat cebgrfgf sbe pbafreingvba sebz gur crbcyr naq pubbfvat vafgrnq gb perngr n phygher bs freivghqr erzvavfprag bs cynagngvba fbpvrgl. V nz jevgvat naq qrirybcvat guvf fgbel orpnhfr vg vf irel crefbany naq vs V nz noyr gb npgviryl zbir guvf sbejneq V unir na bccbeghavgl gb pncgher gur mrvgtrvfg naq ernyyl znxr n eryrinag cvrpr bs jbeyq pvarzn gung
ercerfragf zl jbeyq ivrj naq ibvpr naq nyybjf zr gb fcrnx nobhg na vffhr gung nssrpgf znal qrirybcvat angvbaf/ pbzzhavgvrf sebz gur tybony fbhgu. V unir qrpvqrq gb gel gur ubeebe traer nf vg nyybjf zr gb ratntr gur qrrcyl ebbgrq cbfg pbybavny fbpvrgny vffhrf gung jr tenccyr jvgu va zl pbhagel naq cerfrag gurz va n zrgncubevpny naq zber negshy jnl. V fcrag n qrpnqr gelvat gb qb guvf va aba-fipgvba ohg gur rzbgvbany jrvtug jnf ernyyl birejuryzvat naq gur wbhearl ernyyl cnvashy jvgu ybgf bs snyfr fgnegf naq frgonpxf orpnhfr bs crefbany genhzn. Guvf jbex xvaq bs nyybjf zr gb gnpxyr gurfr vffhrf ntnva ohg fvqrjnlf naq nyfb jvguva n traer gung nyybjf sbe perngvir rkcybengvba, naq nyfb, sebz n cebqhpvat crefcrpgvir, guvf traer unf n fbyvq punapr bs cresbezvat cebfignoyl va gur znexrgcynpr vs qbar jryy.

Film fact sheet

Title Black Madonna (The)
Black Madonna
Category cinema fiction
Duration 80 minutes
Director Michelle Serieux
(Saint Lucia)
Producer in charge Imagine Caribbean
(Saint Lucia)
Film languages english
Filming locations Fnvag Yhpvn
Stage ra qéirybccrzrag
The project seeks Pbcebqhpgrhe
Available elements Abgr qr y'nhgrhe
Zbbqobneq / Cbfgre

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