'Rhythms of The Bahamas' wins COB Short Film Festival

Wed, Apr 24th 2013, 08:58 AM

A 30- minute narrative documentary that explored the connection between Bahamian music and national identity, 'Rhythms of The Bahamas' was selected as the winning short film at the 3rd Annual COB Short Film Festival.  From left are: Kareem Mortimer, judge, Brandyt Albury, narrator, P-Giovanni Armbrister, co-director and videographer, Brittney Ambrister, lead editor, Angela Archer, judge, and Kayleaser Deveaux-Isaacs, judge.NASSAU, Bahamas -- It's often been explored, debated and showcased; the connection between Bahamian music and the preservation of national identity is a provocative subject. And it's one that a small team of skillful filmmakers at The College of The Bahamas have captured for the big screen in a documentary called "Rhythms of The Bahamas".
The short documentary made its debut at the 3rd Annual College of The Bahamas Short Film Festival held last week at the Oakes Field Campus. Produced by COB students from various academic disciplines, it was among six films that made it to the final round of screening. Over the last three years, The College has been creating capacity in filmmaking as well as providing the platform for the creative genius in this area to the celebrated.
Brittney Ambrister, pursuing a BA in Media Journalism at COB, was the lead editor for the documentary which took the top prize at the highly anticipated festival.
"It's like an evolution of Bahamian music," she explained of the film. "It talks about the band. It talks about a certain aspect of our music such as storytelling. It talks about Goombay, Rake n' Scrape and Junkanoo, and at the end it talks about how we can preserve our culture."

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