The Tribune

A DOCUMENTARY which looks at the folk mythology surrounding Sir Lynden Pindling will close this year’s Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF).

‘The Black Moses’, by Travolta Cooper, examines the ‘Moses mythology’ as it was manifested through the life and times of The Bahamas’ first Prime Minister.

“It follows Pindling as he sets on a course to bring about social, political, and economic revolution to the British Bahama Islands,” said Mr Cooper.

Showcasing a documentary as the closing night film, on December 13, is a first for the festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

It opens on December 5 with ‘Bahamian Son,’ a drama by Andrew Melby and Reggie Henderson; the story of a man who is searching for his father, whom he has not seen for more than 30 years and finds living in the Bahamas.

This year, the festival will showcase 108 films from 32 different countries. The four competition categories at BIFF are Spirit of Freedom: Narrative; Documentary; New Visions; Short Film and other categories are Panorama Narrative; Documentary and Short Films out of competition. Sections include the Youth Film Workshop films made by five schools as well as a World Cinema showcase spotlighting Chinese films provided by the Chinese Embassy in the Bahamas.

“As BIFF celebrates its 10th Anniversary and the Bahamas celebrates its 40th year of independence, what better way to recognise these milestones than by having Bahamian films open and close the festival,” said BIFF founder & executive director, Leslie Vanderpool.