Ian Harnarine

Ian Harnarine
Ian Harnarine, Genie Awards 2012
Ian Harnarine, Genie Awards 2012
Occupationfilm director

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]

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]

  1. ^ a b c d "Ian Harnarine, 'Doubles With Slight Pepper'". ScreenDaily, October 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ian Harnarine". Filmmaker.
  3. ^ "Lebanese drama wins TIFF 2011 People's Choice Award". The Globe and Mail, September 18, 2011.
  4. ^ "Participating Projects in First Caribbean Film Mart". Indiewire, October 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Marie Saadeh, "'Doubles' Looks at a Toronto Through a New Lens". Exclaim!, July 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Ferron, Rushane (August 3, 2024). "Ian Harnarine's 'Doubles' captivates and inspires: A deep dive into the film's journey". Toronto Caribbean.