‘Eating Papaw on the Seashore’ premieres at LGBTQ+ short film festival

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From left are Film maker, Rae Wiltshire; High Commissioner of Canada, Mark Berman; Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Chile, Alejandro Peres; Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Argentina, Delores Kuunst; and Political Counselor at the High Commission of Canada, Caroline Mireault. (Canadian High Commission photo)
From left are Film maker, Rae Wiltshire; High Commissioner of Canada, Mark Berman; Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Chile, Alejandro Peres; Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Argentina, Delores Kuunst; and Political Counselor at the High Commission of Canada, Caroline Mireault. (Canadian High Commission photo)

`Eating Papaw on the Seashore’ which was produced and written by Guyanese film maker Rae Wiltshire premiered on Saturday at a LGBTQ+ short film festival at the Theatre Guild.

A release from the Canadian High Commission said  that the Embassy of Argentina, the High Commission of Canada and the Embassy of Chile partnered with Wiltshire to host the ‘New Beginnings’ LGBTQ+ Short Film Festival.

`Eating Papaw on the Seashore’ featured a cast and crew that included Sonia Yarde, Mark Luke-Edwards, Nickose Layne, newcomer Isaiah Lewis and Melissa Roberts.