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Bermuda TV Episode Wins Southcoast Emmy
A television episode of PBS Changing Seas titled “Bermuda: Life at Ocean’s Edge” has won a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award. The episode focuses on Bermuda’s reefs and shipwrecks and features island-based researchers and scientists from the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, the Living Reefs Foundation, and the Bermuda Department of Environment... Read more of this article
Local Filmmaker To Screen Whales Films
[Written by Stephen Wright] Whale researcher Andrew Stevenson will screen his two award-winning documentaries, ‘Where the Whales Sing’ and ‘The Secret Lives of the Humpbacks’ at the Speciality Cinema and Grill in Hamilton on Monday [December 4]. It will be the first time both documentaries are screened back-to-back, starting at 6.30 pm, with... Read more of this article
Charity Cup To Donate To Best Documentary
The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] is showing their support for the upcoming documentary Transforming the Beautiful Game, The Clyde Best Story by donating the gate receipts of the Charity Cup this Sunday [Sept 3]. A spokesperson said, “The Charity Cup kicks off the first game of the football season and will see teams Pembroke Hamilton Club... Read more of this article
‘Cup Match: Legacy Of Honour’ Film Screening
In recognition of Emancipation, the Department of Culture will present the documentary film screening of ‘Cup Match: Legacy of Honour’ on Wednesday [July 5], at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI]. A Government spokesperson said, “Following the film, there will be a special panel discussion featuring Neil Paynter, President... Read more of this article
Video: Interview With Emma Williams
Emma Williams — the daughter of the late Ottiwell Simmons — spoke with documentary producer Rick Richardson about her father, providing some insight into the labour icon. A spokesperson said, “Producers of the documentary, Victory — the story behind the Island-wide strike of 1981 — have scheduled a special screening of... Read more of this article
Review: ‘Victory’ Documentary On 1981 Strike
[Written by Dale Butler] Bermuda mourns the passing of labour icon Ottiwell Simmons who served the Bermuda Industrial Union as its president and was a Member of Parliament. The release on May 5th of “Victory” by producer extraordinaire and broadcast journalist, Rick Richardson, along with Jroc Communications was timely because it covered a crucial... Read more of this article
CNN To Show Documentary On Bermuda Snails
The CNN documentary on the reintroduction of endemic snails to Bermuda airing this weekend. A spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Home Affairs is pleased to advise the public to tune in to CNN International over the weekend to see a Documentary on reintroducing the endemic Lesser Bermuda land snails to Bermuda. “The documentary featuring... Read more of this article
‘Victory’ Documentary Re-Screening On June 26
The public re-screening of Victory — the story behind the island-wide strike in Bermuda in 1981 — will be held on Monday June 26th at the Speciality Cinema. A spokesperson said, “The public re-screening of the much-anticipated documentary, Victory, the story behind the island-wide strike in Bermuda in 1981, is set for Monday June 26th... Read more of this article
Review: BUEI Gold Bermudians Documentaries
[Written by Dale Butler] Four of the five proposed documentaries about Bermudians who punched above their weight in a variety of international fields were shown Friday, March 31 at BUEI to a very attentive and appreciative audience. Developed by the Department of Culture, the audience enjoyed a six minute appetizer of each person’s life researched... Read more of this article
Video: ‘Soar To The Sky’ Kite Documentary
The unique tradition of Bermuda kite flying on Good Friday was highlighted by a documentary film produced in 1996 titled ‘Soar to the Sky.’ The video description says, “This documentary film produced in 1996 describes the tradition of Good Friday kite flying in Bermuda. It also explores the origins of the Easter tradition that dates... Read more of this article
Dr. Brown Documentary Tickets Sell Out
Tickets for the October 13th advance screening of the Dr. Ewart F. Brown. Truth Be Told documentary sold out today. A spokesperson stated, “We are overwhelmed by the response from the community. Tickets were scheduled for sale from 10 am until 4 pm – they were all gone within a half hour. We thank the public for supporting the documentary in such... Read more of this article
Island Filming Commences For Clyde Best Story
Filming is underway in Bermuda for Transforming the Beautiful Game, The Clyde Best Story. A spokesperson said, “Filming is underway in Bermuda this week for Transforming the Beautiful Game, The Clyde Best Story. This feature-length documentary will delve into the history of racial discrimination in the English Football League through stories... Read more of this article
