Friday 26th October 2012  7:45 PM

A mini-film festival offshoot of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF). Focused mainly on shorts, but also features. Special emphasis on films shot in The Bahamas, but films from around the world are also welcomed.

Friday, October 26th


7:45pm Una Noche (Cuba) 89 min
Pelican Bay Canal House
(Special Guest: Writer/Director Lucy Mulloy &
Producer Yunior Santiago)

Floridians are acutely aware of the situation that is the day in-day out life of people virtually imprisoned on the island of Cuba. The US embargo created a life in a bubble where remnants of the 1950's pervades existence. Living with just the modicum of convenience is not easy and escaping is fraught with peril.

8:00pm Sammy Sammy 2: Escape From Paradise, USA, (100 min)
Port Lucaya Marketplace

While helping a dozen or so hatchlings into the sea, Sammy and Ray are captured by poachers. Our heroes are sold to a hi-tech aquarium belonging to a restaurant. As soon as they get to the aquarium, Sammy and Ray start planning their escape, no easy task in this state-of-the-art facility.

9:00pm Deadfall (USA), 94 mins
Pelican Bay Canal House
(Special Guest: Director Stefan Ruzowitzky)

Winter. Somewhere near the Canadian border on the U.S. side. A pair of robbers are on the run with bags of cash from a freshly held up casino. With the heat gettin' hotter, the pair split up in the frozen landscape. Not so far away, we meet Jay, a boxer who just finished doing time in the state pen and decides to head home to Ma 'n Pa for tomorrow's Thanksgiving. Pa is the retired sheriff and their homestead is quite a trek from civilization out in the snow covered country.


While helping a dozen or so hatchlings into the sea, Sammy and Ray are captured by poachers. Our heroes are sold to a hi-tech aquarium belonging to a restaurant. As soon as they get to the aquarium, Sammy and Ray start planning their escape, no easy task in this state-of-the-art facility.

All Access Pass $50 (All movies, Career Tribute, VIP Receptions, Awards and Wrap Party); All Movies Festival Pass $10; and All Movies - 1 Day Pass $7, and can be purchased at the Ministry of Tourism office at Fidelity Financial Centre, Poinciana Drive; or at the Pelican Bay Hotel reception.

Hosted at the Canal House, Pelican Bay Hotel, ?FLIFF On Location: Grand Bahama Island will feature international and local films, outdoor screenings of Sammy 2: Escape from Paradise at Taino Beach and Port Lucaya Marketplace; presentation of a Career Achievement Award to Giancarlo Esposito, a filmmakers' workshop, location scouting for international filmmakers, and an awards presentation and wrap party at the Grand Lucayan Resort.

?We look forward to building on last year?s inaugural, and the visiting filmmakers are anxious for their upcoming visit to Grand Bahama Island,? said Mr. Gregory von Hausch, CEO, FLIFF.

"The purpose of the festival is to feature Grand Bahama Island as a film location of choice, with emphasis on proximity (to the United States), year-round good weather and an available crew base, and (to) build a strong international relationship with a tradition partner located nearby," said Craig Woods, Bahamas Film Commissioner.

There is something for everyone, and locals as well as visitors are encouraged to come out and be film buffs for the weekend. Not only will they see the work of acclaimed actors and directors, but they will be supporting the developing Bahamian film making industry. Guests of the Pelican Bay Hotel who book a FLIFF Package will receive an All Movies Festival pass!