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Dennis Haysbert to star in film about The Bahamas' first Prime Minister
May 10, 2013 - 1:45:06 PM

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Popular American actor, Dennis Haysbert  will be starring in "The Black Moses", a film about  the life and times of Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, the first black Prime Minister of The Bahamas.   Haysbert's velvety-voice can be heard in the trailer which was just released.

Pindling, regarded as the "Father of the Nation" in The Bahamas led it to independence in 1973 and served as Prime Minister of The Bahamas from 1969 to 1992. He was leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) from 1965 to 1997 when he resigned from public life. He died in 2000.

The film is to debut it this fall.

"The Black Moses" is said to be a documentary and will feature commentary from widow Dame Marguerite Pindling; American minister and civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, American politician, diplomat, activist and pastor Andrew Young; Sir Sidney Poitier; former South African President Thabo Mbeki (for Nelson Mandela); former Canadian PM Brian Mulroney; Former Jamaican PM PJ Patterson, musician Wyclef Jean; and many other international luminaries.

Director Travolta writes on his IMDB page,
"Was L.O Pindling, first black Prime Minister of The Bahamas, one of history's greatest national Liberators, or was he one of history's greatest national Drug Dealers? The Black Moses takes a looks at the popular folk 'moses mythology' as it was manifested through the life and times of Sir Lynden Pindling. It follows L.O Pindling as he sets on a course to bring about social, political, and economic revolution to the British Bahama Islands."

Dennis Haysbert has been known to spend time in The Bahamas, and was honoured at the 2011 FLIFF on Location: Grand Bahama Island film festival offshoot of Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival with a Career Achievement AwardHe has appeared in films such as Waiting to Exhale, and Love & Basketballand o n television, he has played the president of the United States on 24 and now appears as Jonas Blaine in the CBS series, The Unit.  In addition, he is the easily-recognizable television spokesman for Allstate insurance.

On his Facebook fan page he writes the following about the trailer, "Now three years in the making, we're working steadily to deliver to you the best movie possible."



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Dennis Haysbert - Sir Lynden Pindling


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