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24 Dec Paradise Discovered: The Virgin Islanders 2.0 Wins Best Documentary at Grenada Film Festival
Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders 2.0 took home top honours for best feature documentary at the fifth annual 12°N, 61°W Grenada Film Festival (1261 Film Festival). Unbreakable won amid the competitive field of films presented at the festival, including stories from Jamaica, Guadeloupe, USA, Dominica,...
17 Dec “Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders” added to Singapore’s Public Libraries
Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders has been added to Singapore’s public libraries after being acquired by the country’s National Library Board. The award-winning film is now available for viewing at the following libraries: Ang Mo Kio Public Library Bedok Public Library Bishan Public Library...
13 Oct Watch: USVI Governor albert bryan celebrate peter bailey as the territory’s ambassador
https://youtu.be/iwTh7Ma3Yf4 USVI Governor Albert Bryan calls Peter Bailey the nation's true ambassador while celebrating the film "Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders" ...
13 Oct Watch (NBC Interview): The UNBREAKBLE Virgin islanders now airing on apple tv
https://youtu.be/HfnemePwRwc Writer and director Peter Bailey returns to NBC to discuss the release of his highly-anticipated film "Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders" now airing on Apple TV, ITunes, Google Play, YouTube and other outlets. ...
02 Jul TRICK DADDY RELEASES “MAGIC CITY” AUDIOBOOK WITH NITECAP MEDIA
In the wake of his now viral comments on Beyoncé and Jay Z, hip hop legend Trick Daddy is sharing his life story in an Audio Book. “I wanted to give a voice to all the folks who weren’t blessed enough to share our trials and...
24 Mar listen: Peter Bailey Talks ‘The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders’ & NiteCap Media On WTJX’s ‘Analyze This’
Listen to full interview here: https://wtjx.podbean.com/e/friday-march-19-2021-part-2/ Author and filmmaker Peter Bailey joins Neville James on the air to share his personal and professional journey with NiteCap Media. From his New York Times Op-Ed 'Has America Forgotten the Virgin Islands' to his award-winning documentary 'Paradise Discovered: The...
10 Dec Roberto Smalls to Headline #DearUSVI Virtual Town Hall to Address Gun Violence Alongside other V.I. Civic Leaders and Newsmakers
Many Virgin Islanders remember Roberto “Robbie” Smalls as a tragic hero, drafted by the Chicago Cubs then seeing that dream abruptly end with a prison sentence. As the first person to be sentenced to life for murder in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands....
04 Aug Watch: USVI LEADERS DISCUSS HOW A LACK OF IDENTITY LEADS TO VIOLENCE IN THE US TERRITORY
Award-winning filmmaker author and journalist Peter Bailey held the second #DearUSVI, an unprecedented virtual town hall conversation series with civic leaders, newsmakers and entertainers focused on addressing the continued violence threatening to destroy the fabric of the embattled United States Virgin Islands. The town hall was...
06 May The UNbreakable Virgin Islanders Featured on NPR’s 1a
Listen to award-winning author, journalist and filmmaker Peter Bailey discuss "Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders" on NPR's top rated program 1A, where more than 4 million listeners tuned in as Bailey discussed his critically-acclaimed film, climate changes' threat to the Caribbean and America's tumultuous...
23 Apr US Virgin Islands Leaders to Headline #DEARUSVI Town Hall in Light of Gun Violence
Award-winning filmmaker, author and journalist Peter Bailey will host #DearUSVI, an unprecedented virtual town hall conversation series with civic leaders, newsmakers and entertainers focused on addressing the continued violence threatening to destroy the fabric of the embattled US territory. The town hall is being organized...
25 Mar Watch: Florida Representative Shevrin Jones & Peter Bailey Discuss COVID-19 in the Virgin Islands and Caribbean
Now that COVID-19 - the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus has spread to the Caribbean with 17 confirmed cases in the US Virgin Islands and most every other island nation throughout the West Indies - Florida state representative Shevrin Jones joined Peter Bailey for...
10 Jan Watch: The “Unbreakable Brunch” series Debuts in the Virgin Islands
https://youtu.be/_aZKAsAeH4c Watch this recap from the soft launch of our “Unbreakable Brunch” series inspired by Peter Bailey’s award-winning film “Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders” where the author and filmmaker has partnered with chef Digby Stridiron whose restaurant Food & Wine has called the “new...
22 Oct The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders added to classes at the University of Delaware
After garnering critical-acclaim worldwide and recently winning best documentary feature at Toronto's Caribbean Tales International Film Festival, "Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders" now heads to higher education where the film will be taught at the University of Delaware this fall semester. Unbreakable, based on Peter...
02 Oct The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders Wins Best Documentary at Toronto’s Caribbean Tales Film Festival
https://youtu.be/ML1Uqf6sGyg Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders”, took home top honors for best documentary at the 13th annual Caribbean Tales International Film Festival recently held in Toronto. The award comes a year after St. Thomas native Peter Bailey debuted the documentary on St. Thomas on his birthday...
30 Jul The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders to Screen at National Association of Black Journalists Convention
https://youtu.be/j-uefsLI-6M Watch the official movie trailer for "Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders" Renowned author and journalist Peter Bailey will screen Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders" at this year’s annual National Association of Black Journalists Convention to be held in Miami from August 7 -11. In...
27 Jun Listen: Peter Bailey Talks “The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders” on NPR’s “Morning Edition” in Atlanta
Listen: https://www.gpbnews.org/post/paradise-discovered-recovery-and-resilience-us-virgin-islands As Peter Bailey's film "Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders" garners critical-acclaim nationwide having recently screened at Brown University and Charleston Carifest, the award-winning author and filmmaker shared a very personal interview on NPR's Morning Edition show in Atlanta. Peter Bailey presents NPR Atlanta...
24 Jun U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS PROMOTES ITS UNIQUE CARNIVAL AND FESTIVALS
MIAMI (June 21, 2019) – The United States Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has launched a vigorous summer campaign to market the islands’ unique carnival and festivals. Following the passage of Legislative Act 8153, Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte now has the department actively promoting and...
18 Jun “The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders” to Headline Charleston Carifest, Peter Bailey named Grand Marshall
Source: https://www.charlestonchronicle.net/2019/06/03/the-unbreakable-virgin-islanders-to-headline-2019-charleston-carifest/ Renowned author and journalist Peter Bailey will screen “The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders,” the second film from his highly anticipated Paradise Discovered series at this year’s Charleston Carifest as part of a nationwide screening tour Bailey has embarked on. In this gripping documentary, Bailey reflects on...
25 May Peter Bailey to give keynote address at St. Martin Book Fair and Screen ‘The Anguilla Connection’
When "Paradise Discovered: The Anguilla Connection" premiered at the Sunshine Theater in Anguilla back in July the event was intimate affair that turned into a birthday celebration and homecoming for Anita Bailey, the film producer's 75 year-old mother. It was Bailey's first time in her native...
01 May The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders Goes Ivy League with Invite to Brown University
As far as films go "Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders" is a cultural tour de force capturing the incredible story of how residents of America's sole majority black territory survived two category 5 hurricanes in less than two weeks, an unprecedented event in modern...
21 Mar St. John Film Society to Screen Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders
Source: April 2: Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders – St. John Film Society – US Virgin Islands St John Film Society in partnership with Bajo El Sol Gallery 7:30 pm / Tuesday, April 2, 2019 This film will be presented at the Bajo El Sol Gallery in Mongoose...
28 Feb Peter Bailey joins Mayor Oliver Gilbert on Hot 105’s “Hot Talk with Jill Tracey” to discuss Jazz in the Gardens
It's been more than two years since Peter Bailey hosted his critically-acclaimed "NiteCap Live" series in the city of Miami Gardens featuring Mayor Oliver Gilbert. Now Bailey and the eccentric city leader will reconnect this Sunday on Hot 105's storied program "Hot Talk with Jill Tracey"...
28 Feb The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders will take center stage at star-studded Jazz in the Gardens FMAC Conference
South Florida is where acclaimed author and journalist Peter Bailey carved his brand of authentic journalism that's won him a very devoted global following. Now he brings his latest cultural tour de force "Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders" - a film based on his New...
09 Feb Watch: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders Captivate University of South Florida Educators
The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders continues to inspire audiences throughout the country. Professors, students and civic leaders were left spellbound by the accounts of those who survived both hurricanes Irma and Maria at the film’s most recent screening at the University of South Florida in Tampa on...
02 Feb The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders heads to the University of South Florida’s Institute on Black Life Conference
The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders film screening tour heads to the University of South Florida’s annual Institute on Black Life Conference on Tuesday, February 5th. In its 33rd year, the institute’s mission is to facilitate and support knowledge production—through research and scholarly exchange—on a broad range of...
08 Jan “The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders” named an official selection of Indie Night Film Festival at Hollywood’s world famous TCL Chinese Theater
When "Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders" made its US mainland debut at USC's School of Cinematic Arts back in October, it marked the first time a chapter in Virgin Islands history was showcased at the nation's most prestigious film school. Now the film - based...
30 Dec Listen: Peter Bailey Talks “Paradise Discovered: The Anguilla Connection” with Shujah Reiph on St. Martin’s 95.9 FM
After debuting “Paradise Discovered: The Anguilla Connection” at the Sunshine Theater in Anguilla on July 7, Peter Bailey shares an in depth conversation about the film series with veteran St. Martin journalist Shujah Reiph on his storied radio program “Let’s Talk About It”. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9YxA_6sIQw[/embedyt]...
24 Dec Watch: “The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders” talk Surviving Trauma from Hurricanes Irma and Maria
[caption id="attachment_18050" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Senator Donna Frett-Gregory poses a question after the screening of The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders[/caption] After already earning critical-acclaim at its US mainland debut at USC’s storied School of Cinematic Arts followed by an equally impressive showing at the University of Delaware, “The...
01 Dec Black Press USA | Journalist Peter Bailey Embarks on ‘The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders Tour’
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="678"] Photos of Peter Bailey courtesy of NiteCap Media[/caption] By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Source: Journalist Peter Bailey Embarks on 'The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders Tour' | BlackPressUSA | BlackPressUSA [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-uefsLI-6M[/embed] Miami, FL – Since debuting on St. Thomas, “Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin...