Bill Flores

Bill Flores
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Writer, Screenwriter
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Writer and Scriptwriter.
Bill Flores is a Garifuna writer from Dangriga, Belize. He is a scholar of Garifuna culture. He completed all of his early education at Sacred Heart School and Lynam Agricultural College. In the early 1970' he migrated to the US to complete his education. His education was interrupted by his servce in the US Marines during the Viet Nam war. After his honorable discharge Bill attended Los Angeles Trade technical college. While attending LATTC he was a frequent contributor to the school's paper Trade Winds. After graduation he enrolled at California State University at Dominquez Hills where he earned his bachelors degree in Business Administration. He is a member of Garifuna Writers Group in Los Angeles and currently serves as vice president of Garifuna Hope Foundation (GHF) a 501c non-profit agency. Bill has recently completed the novel "One Hand Cant Clap". This novel deals with the strained relationship between the Africanize populations of Belize Garifuna and Creole.

Films

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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