Bermuda International Film Festival 2009
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Beauty of the Fight
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The filmmaker took four years to record life in two of Panama’s ghettos - Barraza and El Chorrillo. Photographer John Urbano and his crew filmed the on-going destruction of these two impoverished communities. Urbano approached the project with self-confessed naivety; he was clearly lucky to escape the first few days with his life. As the film unfolds we become aware, as he did, of the dangers that pervade this area and yet, as he points out, there is tremendous beauty too. A man is left homeless with nothing more than the clothes he wears but he creates and decorates a new home out of driftwood and flotsam on the beach. Even when the authorities have it removed, he rebuilds and seems happy, stating simply ‘without a home you have no life’. The ‘fight’ is to survive, to have a home, to have a life. As for ‘beauty?’ Urbano finds beauty in abundance; from the smile of a little girl, to the ambition of a champion boxer, to the twinkling eyes of an old man. This is a gem of a film.
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Dear Oprah: Non-Voting America's Wildest Dreams
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One might feel a little jaded about the most recent presidential election; it’s hard to imagine that there is anything left to tell about who said what, when, why and to whom – however this documentary is definitely worth viewing. In 2007 a small group of European filmmakers wanted to understand why so many in the USA did not vote when the result was to elect, arguably, the most powerful man in the world. As they track across the USA, it becomes apparent that the non-voters are the very people who would have most to gain by a change in leadership. It may be difficult to remember, but Barack Obama’s biggest threat was the indifference to, and lack of belief in, the office of President on the part of his potential voters. While the film may not fulfil its ambition to identify the causes of non-voting (and it may not make contact with the elusive Oprah!), it is nonetheless a fascinating record of the year before Obama became famous, and of the efforts of ordinary people who helped create the change.
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ATTENTION! Screening Updates
Look out for additional screenings of popular films: Soweto Strings and We Are Together. Soweto Strings will screen on Saturday, 29 March at 3.45pm at Little Theatre. We Are Together will have a second screening on Monday, 31 March at 6.30pm at Liberty Theatre. Purchase now! Tickets are going fast!
Posted: Mar. 24, 2008 at 9:33PM by B-Side
Welcome to the 2008 Bermuda International Film Festival
The story of the Bermuda International Film Festival is one of steady growth and development. Identifying a passion for independent art house films in Bermuda, we launched the festival in 1997, screening 22 films in two theatres over seven days.

Today, we screen more than 70 films over nine days in four theatres and have been recognised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a Qualifying Festival for the Short Film Academy Award.

In addition to our March festival of international cinema, we also present the BIFF Kids Children’s Film Festival. Held annually in October, BIFF Kids has become a popular fixture on the island’s arts calendar for our younger film buffs.
We also present the monthly BIFF Film Series screenings, and each summer our BIFF Film Academy presents eight weeks of film production camps for kids ages 7-16.

We were delighted to assist the Bermuda Department of Tourism with a new event, Movies on the Beach, during the summer of 2006. The event attracted more than 8,000 film fans to Warwick Long Bay over four nights.
Posted: Feb. 20, 2008 at 11:09AM by B-Side
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