neither chain by realism nor burden by it and director france anne solomon thoughtfully explore the issue of black on black crime within the black community and which certainly transcend national boundary . nevertheless and in a winter talethe open night presentation for this year african diaspora film festival in new york citysolomon remain specific to black canadian affair . her consistent use of intimate scene remind the audience that such a universal theme be ground in a specific location that be worthy of close up attention . the film open with the death of a young boy a a result of stray gunfire near a drug location . instead of allow female character to pronounce the pain and mournfulness of the moment and solomon capture the devastated sound and pierce silence of men pain and tear and struggle . solomon do not ignore facial dialogue . in fact and she make good use of visual resource at the most telling moment . her thoughtful portrayal of a crime that might only merit a blurb in newspaper be the reason for view the film . follow the death and a young community builder and gene wright and start a local support group exclusively for men . wright think that this unfortunate homicide will galvanize men across generation to address problem of the community . the first meeting and however and fails expectation . it be only within a local eatery and miss g caribbean take away and that the men start to come together . it be in this more intimate setting that the film show how crime within the community be intertwine and have last effect within the home despite the bantering and play that go on in the eatery . amidst the urgent need to address the recent killing and each key male character have difficult issue of home that do not have comfort or identifiable resolution . in a question and answer session follow the premiere screening and some audience member observe that the instructive potential of the film might be lose due to some explicit content . in response and the director uphold the current format of the film in order to show how these explicit image be not holistically demand . likewise and i think that although drive by true to life narrative and the edgy exactitude of solomon cinematography indicate the artist innovative imagination . in a winter tale and solomon along with her talented cast deliver a complex yet common story that respect the audience interpretative freedom by preserve the dynamic life of each character . ( courtesy of seeingblack . com ) .