Ladies with film in their blood (from left), Justine Henzell, Dell Crooks of Jamaica Trade and Invest and film maker Natalie Thompson, hang out before the movie. - Photos by Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

Guests experienced 'winter' in April on Thursday at a special showing of A Winter Tale.

The movie is the creation of Frances-Anne Solomon, an English-born filmmaker of Trinidadian heritage. The movie stars Jamaican film, TV and radio icon Leonie Forbes; Jamaican-born actor Peter Williams, and up-and-coming Afro-Canadian actor Michael Miller. Those stars, and a few others from the film team, were joined by guests from the local film community at the Palace Cineplex in Sovereign Centre for a special showing.

Guests out included Trinidad and Tobago High Commissioner Yvonne Gittens-Joseph, Lennie Little-White, Alma Mock Yen, Grace McGhie, Franklyn 'Chappy' St. Juste and sons Brian and François, Carol Hart, Alwyn Scott and wife Donna Duncan-Scott, Morin Seymour, Nardia McKenzie, Judith Alberga, Sheila Graham, Angela Patterson and others.

Veteran Jamaican actress, Leonie Forbes (centre), with Ryan Ishmael who plays Sibeka in the movie 'A Winter Tale' and Nicole 'Passion' Weller at the private showing at Sovereign Centre last Thursday.

President of Jamaica Trade and Invest, Robert Gregory, with writer/producer/director Frances-Anne Solomon (centre) and actress Leonie Forbes.

Canadian High Commissioner Denis Kingsley (left) jokes with Deborah Duperly-Pinks and Michael Miller, an actor in the film.