Artists Of The Bahamas

  • Artists Of The Bahamas
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2008
Format : Feature
Running time : 90 (in minutes)

ARTISTS OF THE BAHAMAS is a documentary film that explores the lives & artistic works of eleven of the seminal visual artists of the Bahamas. The artists are interviewed in their own homes or studios or relevant Bahamian locations & speak of their artistic pursuits, accomplishments & dreams. They display their process by painting, sculpting & creating installations. Their history & roots are shared through on site interviews, still photographs, archival footage & Junkanoo. From their earliest beginnings of galleries & spaces to represent their art, the film follows the passage of a true art movement in the Bahamas. Intercut with images of their works of art, the film stars; Amos Ferguson, Kendal Hanna, Max Taylor, Brent Malone, Eddie Minnis, Dave Smith, Stan Burnside, Jackson Burnside, Antonius Roberts, John Beadle & John Cox.


BAHAMAS / 2008 / 90 mins
Language: English
Director: Karen Arthur-Thomas Neuwirth
Producer: Karen Arthur-Thomas Neuwirth
Principal Cast: Amos Ferguson, Kendal Hanna, Max Taylor, Brent Malone, Eddie Minnis, Dave Smith, Stan Burnside, Jackson Burnside, Antonius Roberts, John Beadle, John Cox
Genre: Documentary
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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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