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Last Updated: Feb 6, 2017 - 2:32:04 PM |
Nassau, Bahamas - BIFF's Summer Film in The Square will feature two Bahamian films this week:
"Brent Malone: Father of Bahamian Art", and
"Rain".
Presented by Via Cafe and Nassau Downtown Partnership and showing
Friday,
June 10th
, 2011
at 8pm in Rawson Square.
Free of Charge.
Bring a folding Chair for your comfort. Food & Beverages available for purchase.
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RAIN: Bahamian director Maria Govan’s powerful debut, one of the first films produced
indigenously in the Bahamas, shows a darker side of the country that
tourists rarely see. A teenager named Rain has lived her entire life
with her grandmother on a tiny rural island in the Bahamas. When her
grandmother dies, Rain goes to Nassau to find her mother, Glory, whom
she has never met. When she arrives, Rain is devastated to discover that
Glory lives in a desperately poor, AIDS-ravaged neighborhood called
“The Graveyard,” and that she turns tricks to support her drug habit.
With no strong maternal role model in her life, Rain must look within
for strength and discovers she has a gift for running. Rain receives
guidance from her school’s track coach, Ms. Adams, but Rain’s living
situation threatens to spoil her dream.
Rain displays a striking
visual sense that reflects the contrast between the idyllic setting and
the harsh realities of Bahamian life. Luxury resorts hover over the
blighted neighborhood, tantalizing the residents with a lifestyle they
cannot hope to achieve. The film illuminates the beauty in the everyday,
and speaks to the experiences of marginalized Bahamians.
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Brent Malone: Father of Bahamian Art:
The life and work of Bahamian artist
Richard Brent Malone (1941
– 2004) is revealed in the new film “Brent Malone: Father of Bahamian
Art.” Filmmakers Karen Arthur
and Tom Neuwirth will present an introduction on the film. The
documentary is written, directed, and produced by Island Films.
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