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Bermuda Soldier’s Story Documentary
Acclaimed local filmmaker Lucinda Spurling’s adaptation of a recent book about a Bermuda soldier killed in action just seven months before the end of World War Two is likely to premiere at next year’s Bermuda Documentary Film Festival. Senator Jonathan Smith published “In The Hour Of Victory” — based on letters his grandfather... Read more of this article
Bermuda Gets Trumped Again
Due to popular demand, there will be another Bermuda screening of “You’ve Been Trumped”, Anthony Baxter’s documentary about how a group of Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump over his plans to develop one of Britain’s very last stretches of wilderness. Following its sellout success at the Bermuda Docs film festival... Read more of this article
Bermuda Weekend Film Series Screenings
A documentary film about a baby Orca that makes human friends, and a humorous and charming award-winning French film, are the featured films at the Weekend Film Series on Sunday [Nov. 20]. The monthly event is held in the Tradewinds Auditorium at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI]. “The Whale” will screen at 3 p.m. while... Read more of this article
Second Screening For “The Interrupters”
A second screening has been added for “The Interrupters”, an award-winning film about the crime prevention programme, CeaseFire Chicago. The film will screen on Saturday [Nov. 5] at 6 p.m. in the Tradewinds Auditorium of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. It screened to a sold-out audience at the Bermuda Documentary Film Festival... Read more of this article
Video Trailers: Weekend Film Series
An award-winning documentary about the worldwide bee crisis, and a French action thriller that was nominated for a 2011 Academy Award® are the featured films at the ‘Weekend Film Series’ this coming Sunday, June 19. Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? has won awards at festivals in Maui, Memphis, Syracuse, Nashville, Rhode Island –... Read more of this article
Video Previews: May 15 Weekend Film Series
A charming documentary that has broken box office records at Film Forum in New York, and an Italian comedic drama that was the country’s nominee for the 2011 Foreign Language Film Academy Award®, are the featured films at the ‘Weekend Film Series’ on Sunday May 15. The documentary, Bill Cunningham New York, screens at 3 p.m. while The First Beautiful... Read more of this article
Second Screening Of Documentary On Poverty
After tickets to the first screening sold out in a single day, the Bermuda Documentary Film Festival [Bermuda Docs] has added a second screening of the documentary film, Poverty in Paradise: The Price We Pay, directed by Lucinda Spurling and produced by the Coalition for the Protection of Children. The film will screen on Sunday May 1 at 9 p.m. in... Read more of this article
Film Previews: ‘Bermuda Docs’ Line-up
Two documentaries from the Academy Awards® shortlist, and the two major prize winners at North America’s top documentary festival, are among 11 films screening at the Bermuda Documentary Film Festival [Bermuda Docs], April 29-30-1 May. Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders and This Way of Life, both of which qualified for the Oscar®... Read more of this article
‘Shed Your Tears and Walk Away’ to Screen
Bermuda-born director Jez Lewis will return to the Island for the first time since his early childhood when his award-winning documentary film makes its international premiere at the fourth Bermuda Documentary Film Festival [Bermuda Docs], April 29-30-1 May. ‘Shed Your Tears and Walk Away’ earned rave reviews from the United Kingdom press, and was... Read more of this article
Weekend Film Series BUEI Double Feature
A documentary about the Greenpeace environmental movement focusing on the iconic “Rainbow Warrior” ship, and a French feel-good dramedy starring Oscar winner Kevin Kline, are the featured films at the Weekend Film Series on Sunday March 13. The documentary, “The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island”, screens at 3 p.m. while “Queen... Read more of this article
Video Previews: Weekend Film Series
A French romantic comedy and an anti-nuclear documentary are the featured films at the ‘Weekend Film Series’ on Sunday November 21. The documentary, Countdown to Zero, screens at 3 p.m. while Heartbreaker – a smash hit at the French box office with more than three million admissions – will screen at 5.15 p.m. Tickets, $15, are on sale now in... Read more of this article
Videos: Previews of This Weekend’s Film Festival
View ten film trailers for the Bermuda Documentary Film Festival [Bermuda Docs], which starts this coming Friday [Oct 22]. Five prize-winning films from the Sundance Film Festival, plus one each from the world’s top two documentary film festivals will screen at the The festival will be held in the Tradewinds Auditorium of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration... Read more of this article
Igor: Bank To Close & Films Cancelled
As many likely anticipated, announcements are starting to come in of cancellations due to the possible arrival of Hurricane Igor this weekend. The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited today [Sept 15] announced that “due to the approach and potential impact of Hurricane Igor over the weekend, in-branch banking and drive-thru banking services... Read more of this article
Videos: Weekend Film Series to Launch Sept 19
A ‘Weekend Film Series’ is set to launch September 19 at BUEI, with future dates for the Weekend Film Series scheduled on Nov 21, Jan 16 and Feb 20. The ‘Weekend Film Series’, to be held monthly, is a joint production of Bermuda Documentary Film Festival director Duncan Hall and the BUEI. The series will take a break in October for the... Read more of this article
Bermuda Docs Adds Local Filmmaker To Lineup
A short film by veteran Bermudian filmmaker Robert Zuill has been added to the line-up for the Bermuda Documentary Film Festival [Bermuda Docs]. The festival will screen 10 top documentary feature films from around the world this Friday – Sunday in the Tradewinds Auditorium at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Mr Zuill’s film... Read more of this article
10 Videos: Bermuda Docs Lineup Previews
Scroll down for the full lineup, with film synopsis and preview videos of every film to be screened at the Bermuda Documentary Film Festival [Bermuda Docs] to be held on April 23-25 2010. The festival will be held in the Tradewinds Auditorium of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Tickets, $15, go on sale today [April 9] at Bdatix.bm, at the... Read more of this article
