Category: Films/Movies
Outerbridge’s Debut Film To Screen In Sweden
Bermudian producer-director Bayard Outerbridge‘s award-winning debut has been included in a prestigious Swedish film festival’s special programme on the physical and political barriers that divide people. Machsom, the Hebrew word for “checkpoint”, won one of the top prizes at the 2013 Bermuda International Film Festival and went... Read more of this article
ABC’s Bermuda Triangle TV Show Vanishes
A proposed new network TV series about the Bermuda Triangle has vanished without a trace from the ABC 2019/2020 schedule. Commissioned by US broadcaster earlier this year, the pilot episode for the science-fiction drama Triangle was officially passed on by the network this week [Sept 27]. All of the other show on the ABC fall line-up had been decided... Read more of this article
2019 Manhattan Short Film Festival At BUEI
The 2019 Manhattan Short Film Festival will be held at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] tomorrow [Sept 27] at 7.30pm, Saturday [Sept 28] at 7.30pm, and Sunday [Sept 29] at 5.15pm. A spokesperson said, “BUEI Films presents: Manhattan Short Film Festival “Friday, Sept. 27th at 7:30pm “Saturday, Sept. 28th at 7:30pm “Sunday,... Read more of this article
Jason Eddy’s Film Picks Up Another Award
An acclaimed drama starring London-based Bermudian actor Jason Eddy has added another award to its growing list of accolades. Director Meena Ayittey’s Home was recently named a Golden Award Winner in the Best Short Film category by the 2019 European Screen Awards. “Another award win for Home,” the British director announced on her... Read more of this article
Uzimon Origins Show To Be Staged In New York
Bermudian singer, actor and performance artist Daniel Frith will be revealing the enigmatic background of his longtime dancehall alter ego Uzimon at a cabaret-style New York show to celebrate his latest release. In what Mr. Frith is describing as his “off-Broadway debut”, Uzimon Origins.The Betty White Mixtape Release Party is being staged... Read more of this article
Video: ‘Living Our Lives’ LGBTQ Documentary
A documentarian visited Bermuda for the island’s first ever Pride Parade and to capture the thoughts and reflections of a cross-section of LGBTQI residents on film during the run-up to the August 31 event. D.L. Perez is currently hosting an online series titled Living Our Lives, intended to present a panoramic view of the LGBTQ experience around... Read more of this article
Charity Screenings Of Downton Abbey Movie
Downton Abbey is revisited in a newly released movie continuation of the hugely popular TV historical soap opera. Bermudian fans of the show can catch up with the post-World War One goings-ons of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants as well as help a good cause at two charity screenings of the film on Thursday [Sept 19]. The Action... Read more of this article
Second Screening For Maidentrip Documentary
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] Film Series will be holding a repeat screening of the riveting 2014 documentary Maidentrip on September 18 following a sold-out show earlier this year. Maidentrip celebrates the accomplishments of the intrepid young woman Laura Dekker and brings her complex and inspiring real-life story to the big... Read more of this article
St. Paul A.M.E. Church To Screen ‘Emanuel’
[Updated] St. Paul A.M.E. Church has launched its 150th anniversary year celebration with the premiere Bermuda screening of the documentary Emanuel on Wednesday, September 18 in conjunction with the Bermuda Conference Women’s Missionary Society. A spokesperson said, “This documentary speaks to social issues that are currently being brought to... Read more of this article
BUEI To Screen “The Biggest Little Farm”
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute will present a screening of “The Biggest Little Farm” on Thursday, September 12 at 7:30 pm in the Tradewinds Theatre at BUEI. The event poster says, “The Biggest Little Far follows two dreamers and a dog on an odyssey to bring harmony to btoh their lives and the land. Trailer for The Biggest Little... Read more of this article
Sept 20: HPYSP To Host Movie Night Fundraiser
The Hamilton Parish Youth Soccer Program [HPYSP] is getting set to present a “Movie Night” fundraiser event on Friday, September 20 at the Francis Patton school hall, with screenings of two films to take place. The films to be shown include Incredibles 2 at 6.30pm, followed by Captain Marvel at 8.30pm. Trailer for Incredibles 2 Trailer for Captain... Read more of this article
Bermudian’s Film Honoured At Film Festival
An acclaimed new short from Hollywood-based Bermudian producer Bayard Outerbridge has taken one of the top awards at an international film festival which celebrates humanitarian ideals. Aleppo – The Film was recognised as “Best Message of Courage” at the Fresco International Film Festival held in the Armenian capital city Yerevan. Aleppo... Read more of this article
BUEI Films To Screen Vita & Virginia On Sept 8
A 2018 biographical drama about the fiery friendship and romance between two 1920s literary luminaries will be screening as part of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] Films series on Sunday [Sept 8]. Vita and Virginia tells the story of poet and novelist Vita Sackville [Gemma Arterton] and iconic modernist author Virginia Woolf [Elizabeth... Read more of this article
BIFF To Screen Dramatic Comedy Wild Rose
The Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] is to screen a crowd-pleasing dramatic comedy set in Glasgow at its monthly film series, BIFFFlix. In Wild Rose, Jessie Buckley delivers an unforgettable, star-making performance as single mom ex-con Rose-Lynn Harlan, a rebellious country singer who dreams of trading the working-class streets of Glasgow... Read more of this article
French Comedy To Screen At BUEI On Sept 10
The French comedy Le Grand Bain about a male synchronised swimming team made a huge splash when it was released in 2018. And now Bermuda audiences will have an opportunity to see the film one critic described as “a sure-footed crowd-pleaser with enough warmth … to fend off any sense of predictability.” Trailer for the 2018 French film... Read more of this article
1950s TV Series Filmed In Bermuda
The Trade Development Board, forerunner to the later Tourism Ministry and today’s Bermuda Tourism Authority, recognised US network television’s potential as a valuable new marketing tool for the island in the early 1950s. It threw its weight behind the establishment of a TV and movie production facility on Darrell’s Island, where the... Read more of this article
