Freeport, Bahamas -
Bahamian film producer Travolta
Cooper, will screen the documentary, 'Founding Fathers: Sir Stafford
Sands' in Grand Bahama on Wednesday, February 24th at Galleria Cinemas
at 7pm.
In the year 1967, Sir Stafford Sands, hailed as
the architect of the modern Bahamian economy, left the Bahamas and never
returned. Founding Fathers: Sir Stafford Sands investigates this
complex man, examines his genius, and seeks answers as to why he left. 'Founding Fathers' was featured at last years Bahamas International Film Festival
"I want people to know that this is not a history lesson, this is not a
film where they will be bored. This is a very entertaining movie
because I made it that way. But don't get me wrong there are definitely
a few historical facts within the movie, that will be surprising to
many," Cooper recently told the Tribune.
"I really wanted to explore this man because I feel that there is a lot
that history books have left out. There are a lot of misconceptions
about him. For instance, one time ago Bahamians thought that he was
sent from Great Britain to oppress the black persons living on the
island " he said, "but little did most people know is that Sir Stafford
Sands was a Bahamian, he was one of us," he said. Read a Freeport News article
