Ian Harnarine

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
Ian Harnarine, Genie Awards 2012
Ian Harnarine, Genie Awards 2012
Occupationfilm 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 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]

Harnarine later produced a feature film version of Doubles with Slight Pepper,[4] which has been announced as part of the schedule for the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival.

References
  1. "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.


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