CINEMA IN PARADISE
The 5th annual Bahamas International Film Festival kicked off last night in Nassau with the Bahamian premiere of Maria Govan‘s Rain, a moving coming-of-age story of a young girl’s journey to reconcile with her estranged mother while discovering her love for running (a sport Bahamians are passionate about) through the school’s defiant track & field coach (played by the always great CCH Pounder). A film that was nurtured through the festival’s residency program, Govan got choked up while introducing the film thinking back on the money she raised on the island to make it.
The film certainly struck a note to the locals who gave her an huge ovation at the end.
And the good feelings didn’t end there as after the Q&A a Bahamian marching band (pictured above) came storming into the theater to wrap up the event.
The party continues tonight as Aaron Woodley‘s Tennessee screens and later in the week honors are handed out to Laurence Fishburne and Anna Faris.
Stay tuned for more dispatches from Paradise.
