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Johnny Barnes Video Tops 100,000 Views
Within three days of Director Matt Morris uploading the full version of “Mr. Happy Man” documentary online, it has garnered over 100,000 views. The award winning documentary features Bermudian Johnny Barnes, the well known morning greeter on Crow Lane who has spent decades waving to commuters. Posted on video sharing network Vimeo, the film has... Read more of this article
Video: Johnny Barnes Documentary
Director Matt Morris has placed the full version of “Mr. Happy Man” online for viewing. The award winning documentary features well known Bermudian Johnny Barnes, with the film’s synopsis saying “Come rain or shine, 88-year-old Bermudian Johnny Barnes devotes six hours every day to an endearing traffic ritual that has made him... Read more of this article
Gombey Documentary Special Edition
Christmas is fast approaching — which means the staccato rhythms of Bermuda’s Gombeys can’t be far behind. One of Bermuda’s oldest but most vibrant folk traditions, a special edition version of the landmark 2008 Gombey documentary “Behind The Mask” with added features and subtitles is now available just in time for the... Read more of this article
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
Masterworks Hosts “Whalesong” Book Launch
Documentarian Andrew Stevenson has a whale of a tale to tell — and this week the Bermuda Masterworks Museum will help the naturalist launch his long-awaited book on the migratory humpback whales which pass through the island’s waters every year. “Whale Song: Journeys Into the Secret Lives of North Atlantic Humpbacks” [cover art... Read more of this article
Johnny Barnes Film Wins Documentary Award
‘Mr Happy Man’, a documentary on Johnny Barnes, won the ‘Best Documentary Short’ at the 13th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Birmingham last month. Director Matt Morris said he was browsing photographs on Flickr.com one day and came across an image of Mr. Barnes with a caption describing the living Bermudian legend’s morning... Read more of this article
“Where the Whales Sing” Wins In Croatia
Continuing to pick up accolades, the Bermuda-made documentary “Where the Whales Sing” has won two more awards, this time at a Croatian Film Festival. The film won the Best Environmental Film Award and Special Audience Award at the International underwater film festival “Bijeli lav” held in Rovinj, Croatia this past weekend. Filmmaker... Read more of this article
Mr. Happy Man Gets Happy Results
Wherever you may see him, no matter if the weather is rain, blow or shine; it seems that many people are in love with Johnny Barnes. Internationally known as Mr. Happy Man, Johnny Barnes, an 85-year-old resident of Bermuda, has dedicated his life to bringing a smile to people’s faces. For nearly three decades, Johnny Barnes spends hours waving,... 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
Video: “Poverty in Paradise: The Price We Pay”
A new documentary provides compelling first-hand accounts of the growing impact poverty is having on Bermuda — including an interview with a single mother who slept in caves while she was pregnant because she could not afford rent. Bermudian.documentary filmmaker Lucinda Spurling’s “Poverty in Paradise: The Price We Pay” will... Read more of this article
Whale Documentary Screens in Washington
Andrew Stevenson’s “Where the Whales Sing” screened at the Nations Capital Environmental Film Festival earlier this month, with Mr Stevenson invited to present the film at the Washington DC film festival. Some 400 schoolchildren, parents, and teachers came to the THEARC theatre complex in South East Washington DC to watch the screening. Mr... Read more of this article
Johnny Barnes Film to Screen in U.S.
He’s the man who has taken the Bermudian emphasis on “Good morning!” to its logical extreme — and earned the love and admiration of thousands of Bermuda residents and visitors in the process. Now the world is about to be introduced to Johnny Barnes — retired bus driver and Hamilton commuters’ morning greeter at... Read more of this article
High Honors For “Where the Whales Sing”
Bermuda documentarian Andrew Stevenson’s “Where the Whales Sing” has been awarded High Honours at the Princeton Environmental Film Festival held in New Jersey. This is the second international honour for the film has earned, after winning its category at the 2010 BLUE Ocean Film Festival. Three years ago Mr. Stevenson embarked on a... Read more of this article
Video: “Reefs, Wrecks and Renegades”
LookTV has produced a new film chronicling a voyage of archeological discovery by Bermuda Middle School students who helped to identify a previously unknown shipwreck in Castle Harbour. “Reefs, Wrecks and Renegades: A Voyage of Discovery Aboard the ‘Spirit of Bermuda’,” captures an exciting interdisciplinary education initiative... Read more of this article
‘Mr Happy Man’ to Debut in Bermuda
‘Mr Happy Man’, a documentary on Johnny Barnes, will debut at the Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] in March. The film has also been accepted to the Florida Film Festival. Mr Barnes, the well known morning greeter on Crow Lane, has spent decades waving to commuters and is a well known part of Bermuda’s fabric. Director Matt... Read more of this article
Whale Documentary Screening At BUEI
Bermuda documentarian Andrew Stevenson’s “Where the Whales Sing” — which made a huge splash on the international nature film festival circuit last year — will be screened at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) on January 13. Tickets for the screening and lecture are available at the BUIE Gift Shop —... Read more of this article
