Movies

Forum Film Festival to Screen Academy Award Winning Documentary ‘Navalny’ on May 3

The Forum - May 1, 2023

The documentary centers on events around the August 2020 assassination attempt on former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by poisoning.

Early Registration for Second Annual Paradise 48 Film Competition Opens April 10

Paradise 48 Film Festival and Competition - April 10, 2023

The Paradise48 Film Festival challenges participants to create an original short film of four to seven minutes in length. Additionally, each film must incorporate specific elements that the festival organizers will provide.

The Gri Gri Project and St. John Film Society to Host Screening of Cuban Film

Source Staff - March 30, 2023

The screening for the film “Lazaro and the Shark” will start at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 1, Guests will have an opportunity to view the Cuban film and engage with the filmmaker, William Sabourin O’Reilly, in a Q&A afterward.

Sequel to Award-winning Film on V.I. Resilience Premieres at V.I. Public High Schools

Virgin Islands Department of Education - December 31, 2022

Journalist and filmmaker Peter Bailey, a native of St. Thomas, debuted his latest documentary film, “Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders 2.0,” at V.I. high schools.

The Forum Film Festival 2022 Presents Indian Documentary ‘Writing With Fire’

Press release - May 9, 2022

The Academy Award Nominated Documentary-Film "Writing with Fire" on Wednesday, May 11, at Prior-Jollek Hall, Antilles School Campus, St. Thomas.

Bajo El Sol Gallery to Host Film Screening Saturday Featuring 3 St. Johnians

Source staff - April 7, 2022

Bajo El Sol Gallery in Cruz Bay will host a viewing of the documentary film "Reflections" and a pop-up exhibition entitled "Foundations" by Janet-Cook Rutnik on Saturday, April 9. The exhibition reception opens at 5 p.m. and the film screening starts at 6 p.m.

Documentary With St. John Photographer Subject of Film Fest Talk Thursday

Source staff - March 22, 2022

The DC Environmental Film Festival will hold a virtual discussion about the documentary, "Three Ocean Advocates: Inspiring Change," on Thursday at 1 p.m.

St. John Film Society to Host Screenings About Two Cuban Brothers

Source staff - February 15, 2022

The St. John Film Society will present a second screening of Los Hermanos/The Brothers, an 83-minute documentary film, on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. at Bajo El Sol Gallery in Mongoose Junction on St. John.

‘The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders’ Airs on Apple TV

Press release - September 9, 2021

“The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders” aired on Apple TV on Sept. 7, marking the first time a film on the Virgin Islands was produced by a Virgin Islander to air on the streaming giant.

‘The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders’ Acquires Worldwide Distribution with Passion River Films

Press release - March 10, 2021

Passion River Films has acquired the worldwide rights to “Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders” and is planning to release the film exclusively to academic and public libraries nationwide on Tuesday, March 9. “Unbreakable” is slated for general release in the spring.

Short Documentary “Good Morning, Good Morning” Highlights V.I. Greeting of Respect

Amy H. Roberts - April 7, 2020

When filmmaker Michael Anton visited his father on St. Thomas after Hurricane Irma hit, he decided to make a film – “not a story about politics or hurricanes,” but rather “a story about culture and love.”

Bajo El Sol Gallery to Preview ‘Masks in the Aftermath’ Documentary

Source Staff - May 23, 2019

The “Mask Making as a Tool for Community Expression and Healing in the Aftermath" project continues on Saturday, May 25, with a preview of “Masks in the Aftermath” the launch of an Indie Go-Go campaign for the documentary, and the book project. Crystal Fortwangler, the film’s director, will be present for a short Q&A.

UVI Launches First Film Festival; Students, VI Filmmakers to Screen Films

Source Staff - April 4, 2019

The festival will feature original films created by UVI students and local film enthusiasts. Caribbean artists and filmmakers from the USVI, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Puerto Rico and Barbados will screen their work and host presentations.

Documentary About V.I. Organizations Is Released Online

Source Staff - September 26, 2017

Chris Bramley has finished his first feature-length documentary film, “A Place to Be Happy,” which is now available online for free.

Forum Film Festival 2017 to Feature Three Award-Winning Movies

Source Staff - May 6, 2017

The Forum Film Festival is bringing three award-winning films to St. Thomas including “The Salesman,” which won this year’s Oscar for Best Foreign Film.

Gri Gri Project at Bajo El Sol Gallery to Launch Series of Regularly Scheduled Films

Source staff - December 7, 2016

“The Stuart Hall Project” is John Akomfrah’s documentary and visual poem about the work of Jamaican-born cultural theorist Stuart Hall, whose engagement with issues of hybridity and the complexity of identity profoundly shaped British cultural studies in the 20th and 21st centuries.

‘Lord Put a Ring on It’ to Premier May 26 on St. Thomas

Source Staff - May 23, 2016

Readers who enjoyed the bestselling book, “Lord Put a Ring on It,” are in for a treat because a movie version of the book is coming to the big screen. Directed by Dr. Tikki Collins, the movie is a romantic Christian comedy about navigating relationships.