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(VIDEO) Wind Jammers crew experiences Grand Bahama
By The Bahamas Weekly News Team
Feb 18, 2011 - 12:26:41 PM
Freeport, The Bahamas - The Bahamian feature-length family film,
Wind Jammers was screened
for the first time in Grand Bahama on February 12th at the new Canal
House conference center of the Pelican Bay Hotel to a sold out audience.
The Bahamas Weekly brings you footage of the
Wind Jammers crew arriving at the Grand Bahama airport, then on to the premiere held at the Pelican Bay Hotel; and then the following day we take you to the Grand Bahama Sailing Club and out to sea.
Guests arrived to Optimists vessels on display in the entrance-way
and a red carpet entrance to the Delphine's room at the Canal House
.
Optis
are small, single-handed
sailing dinghy's used at the Grand Bahama Sailing Club (GBSC)...
Families
enjoyed complimentary popcorn provided by Pelican Bay and had a chance
to meet and get autographs from the star of
Wind Jammers, Justice von Maur.
Both co-directors, Kareem Mortimer and Ric von Maur were in attendance along with actors
Moya Thompson and Claudette 'Cookie' Allens.
"I am so glad we were invited to show the movie in Grand
Bahama, and everyone was so nice. I really enjoyed sailing with the kids
at the Grand Bahama Sailing Club the day following the screening," said fifteen-year-old Justice von Maur who learned to sail when she was ten years of age.
Methice Rigby sang the national anthem and
guests were welcomed by Pelican Bay's
general manager, Magnus Alnebeck.
"Pelican Bay is
happy to have sponsored this event, and Grand Bahama Sailing Club in
extension. We are looking forward to seeing more young Grand Bahamians
being introduced to the sport of sailing," said Alnebeck.
Donna Mackey
spoke on behalf of the Ministry of
Tourism's Film Commission and shared her delight to have had the
opportunity to work on films with director, Kareem Moritimer on
various occasions over the years as he has made his way up the ladder to
now being a director with a
few films under his belt, in particular his multi-award winning film,
Children of God which is set to be out on DVD later this year .
Mortimer shared his thoughts on the
screening by saying, "It was great playing the movie to another Bahamian
audience. We were very pleased to see how the community supported this
event and it was wonderful to have such a great turnout!"
CAST:
George (Justices father) ..Brad Thomason
Justice.......................
.......Justice
von
Maur
Sea Dog...........................
Ashton Crosby
Whitehead.....................
...Craig Pinder
Christopher...................
....Nicholas DiMichelle
Lakeesha......................
....Moya Thompson
Otis.................
.....Anthony "Skeebo" Roberts
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