Ian Alleyne, a popular Trinidadian television host, utilizes viewer tips in an attempt to make a dent in the country’s soaring murder and crime rate. His controversial techniques, however, put him at odds with criminals and the law.
Content warning: This film contains graphic gun violence and mentions of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.
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Ian Harnarine studied physics and astronomy at York University. Harnarine earned a Master’s in nuclear physics at the University of Illinois, and an MFA from NYU’s Graduate Film School, where he taught in both the film school and the Physics Department. Harnarine is a member of the National Board of Review, the Television Academy and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. His films include work for TED and Sesame Street, one of which earned an Emmy nomination. His short film Doubles With Slight Pepper, executive-produced by Spike Lee, won the Toronto International Film Festival and the Canadian Academy Award. The short Caroni, the story of a Caribbean domestic worker in New York, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and continues to be screened at festivals around the world. Harnarine was selected by Filmmaker Magazine as one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film and profiled in the New York Times.