Events on Wednesday, Dec 2nd 2015
BIFF: Gazelle, The Love Issue
Wednesday 2nd December 2015 3:00 PM
Venue: Ramora Bay, Harbour Island
Paulo is a 45-year-old Brazilian flight attendant. He is internationally famous in the after-hours world for the fabulous persona he has worked tirelessly to create, his artistic alter-ego, Gazelle. Appearing in clubs around the world in boldly conceived but carefully created costumes, Gazelle is a human sculpture, a magical ever-changing creature of the night.
But being Gazelle isn?t easy.
With the sudden and tragic sad death of Eric, his partner of seven years, Paulo must pass through a life transformation.Paulo is HIV+ but never got sick before and now he sees his own life is in danger for the first time. Looking to survive, he embarks on a conscious transformation, beginning with filtering what matters in his life. After his first grief, we see that Gazelle becomes a even stronger presence in his life as he begins to use his alter ego to express his deepest feelings and dreams.
Gazelle became especially well known when he created the underground publication ?GAZELLAND,? a beautifully designed magazine, a documentation of, and homage to, the artists, photographers, performers, and designers of a particular gay and trans nightlife community of London, New York and Sao Paulo. With the magazine, Gazelle more than anyone is able to capture the transitory delights and astonishing creativity, of an international but still underground scene. Gazelle upgraded the term ?Club Kids? to ?Freak Chics? when referring to these creatures of the night due to the fashion evolution of their ensembles, which no longer carried just a costume concept.
The film will bring us into Paulo?s search for a meaningful way to deepen Gazelle?s life. Paulo digs into his emotional depths and transforms them into artistic expression that plays with the past and present through symbolic use of references, from personal experiences and artistic iconography.On his path, besides the new lover Mark, he finds collaborators that push him forward in life, show more meanings for the word Love and brings Gazelle?s work to his highest level.
The NAGB screens "Gentle Giant: The Andre Rodgers story"
Wednesday 2nd December 2015 6:00 PM
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas will be screening "Gentle Giant: The Andre Rodgers Story" at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2.
"Gentle Giant" is a documentary on the life of Andre Rodgers, the first Bahamian to play Major League Baseball. Having grown up in a Bahamas that was still a British colony, Rodgers went on to play in the 50's and 60's in the U.S., which was then going through a period of civil unrest.
Through the film, audiences get an understanding of the discrimination Rodgers encountered throughout his career. They also get a peek at Rodgers' 11 season career in the major leagues, playing for the New York Giants, the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburg Pirates.
The screening is free to attend and open to all members of the public.
