The first African-American to win an
Oscar in screenplay writing, Geoffrey Fletcher attended the Bahamas
premiere of
Precious. The Bahamas Weekly is pleased to bring you our
exclusive streaming video interview with Fletcher, who was invited to attend the Bahamas
International Film Festival in December 2009 by BIFF Founder Leslie
Vanderpool.
Daniels had attended previous Bahamas film
festivals, and having Precious as BIFF's closing night film is a
definitely feather in the festival's founder and executive director's
hat, as not only did the film win for best screenplay adaptation, but
it also won for Best Supporting Actress by Mo'Nique, and she becomes
only the fifth black actress to win an Oscar following Hattie
McDaniel, Whoopi Goldberg, Halle Berry and Jennifer Hudson.
The video ends with BIFF Founder and Executive Director, Leslie
Vanderpool explaining how her friendship with the of
"Precious" director Lee Daniels led to her to securing Precious as BIFF's
closing night film.
The
Bahamas
International Film Festival (BIFF) is a nonprofit
organization committed to providing the local community and
international festival-goers with a diverse presentation
of
films from the Bahamas and around the world. In addition to showcasing
films that might not otherwise be released theatrically, BIFF provides
unique cultural experiences, educational programs, and forums for
exploring the past, present and future
of cinema. BIFF
aims to raise the level
of filmmaking,
participation and education throughout the Bahamas and the world.
www.bintlfilmfest.com
