Paradise Discovered: The Anguilla Connection (DVD,Colleges/Universities)
In this first installment of the renowned journalist Peter Bailey’s “Paradise Discovered” series viewers are taken to Anguilla, a place “where love is the center of all things” as described in this riveting documentary, the island is a mystical land where old world values and modernization are finding it hard to co-exist after being devastated by Hurricane Irma.
This award-winning series based on Bailey’s now infamous New York Times Op Ed “Has America Forgotten the Virgin Islands” has been featured on NPR, NBC, and Daily Kos in light of the filmmaker’s ongoing college tour which has included lectures and screenings at Brown, USC, USF, the College of Charleston and University of Delaware.
“The unscripted stories, told with a crystal-clear honesty, humour, reflection and hope, powerfully capture the strength of the people of Anguilla…exquisite and heartwrenching story-telling.” – St. Martin Daily Herald
Colleges and universities interested in streaming the film and hosting a screening on their campus can send a request to [email protected].
Description
In this first offering from the Paradise Discovered series an array of voices including Pam Webster, Anguilla’s first female Opposition Leader, legendary reggae singer Bankie Banx and even Peter Bailey’s mother share their hopes for Anguilla’s future since surviving hurricane Irma. The film also sheds light on the Anguilla Revolution like never before. “I began the series in Anguilla my mother’s homeland, because during the storms I wanted to know where she garnered her strength,” says Bailey. “It’s time the world understands the Caribbean and the dynamic people who live beyond a tourist brochure.” An island “where love is the center of all things” as described in this riveting documentary, Anguilla is a mystical land where old world values and modernization are finding it hard to co-exist. (This film is for academic purchase only and comes with public performance viewing rights.
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Peter’s work is so important to the national discourse today “Peter’s work is so important to the national discourse today. There should be many rich discussions centered around the themes he explores in his work.” – Desa Philadelphia, award-winning journalist and director of the University of Southern California’s acclaimed Our Voices program.
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no better place to start “We already know that far too many mainlanders were not even aware that Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are part of the U.S. I guarantee they know even less about the rest of the Caribbean. Another introduction to the Caribbean is via film. I can think of no better place to start than Peter Bailey’s latest work.” – Denise Oliver Velez, Daily Kos
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a trained journalist “Being a trained journalist has given Peter a look into the complexity of human life, an eye for what matters, an ear for the sound of the human voice.” celebrated Jamaican author and Brown University Professor Colin Channer.
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Peter Bailey is a talented Virgin Islands “Peter Bailey is a talented Virgin Islands’ Ambassador who has taken tragedy and transformed it into a human victory.” – US Virgin Islands Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte.
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