Ian Harnarine
Canadian film director and screenwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian film director and screenwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ian Harnarine is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He is best known for his 2011 short film Doubles with Slight Pepper, which won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.[2]
Ian Harnarine | |
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.jpg) Ian Harnarine, Genie Awards 2012 | |
| Occupation | film director |
Born and raised in Toronto to immigrant parents from Trinidad and Tobago,[1] Harnarine studied physics and astronomy at York University and the University of Illinois before pursuing a film degree at New York University.[1] While studying at NYU, he took classes under Spike Lee, who was credited as the executive producer on Doubles with Slight Pepper.[1] The film also won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
He subsequently went into development on a feature film version Doubles with Slight Pepper.[4] Doubles premiered at the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival, before going into commercial release in 2024.[5]
His second feature film is slated to be an adaptation of David Chariandy's novel Soucouyant.[6]
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