When nature and the rest of the world left them in darkness, they gave each other light.
A full length documentary feature film that tells the story of a people who weathered life’s greatest storms.
A full length documentary feature film that tells the story of a people who weathered life’s greatest storms.
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Peter Bailey is an award-winning author, journalist and filmmaker, known for his critically acclaimed “NiteCap” conversation series. Before that Bailey worked as a staff writer for Newsweek, Time and The Miami Herald. The autobiography he co-authored with hip hop legend Trick Daddy was praised by the New York Times. His recent film “Paradise Discovered: The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders” which is based on his now infamous New York Times Op Ed “Has America Forgotten the Virgin Islands”, took home top honors for best documentary at Toronto’s Caribbean Tales International Film Festival. Legacy Miami named him one of Miami’s most powerful and influential black business leaders in 2019.
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“The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders is a true masterpiece.”
– Paul Brock, co-founder of the National Association of Black Journalists
“...has taken tragedy and transformed it into a human victory.”
- US Virgin Islands Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte
“This film demonstrates how vulnerability and insecurity caused by natural disasters can quickly be
transformed into possibilities of hope and connections.”
– Dr. Hollis France, chair of the political science department at the College of Charleston
The feature documentary is based on Peter Bailey’s New York Times Op Ed
“Has America Forgotten the Virgin Islands” featured in:
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Paradise Discovered:
Unbreakable Virgin Islanders Directed by Peter Bailey
Run time: 72 min Public Performance Rights Licensing:
Starting at $299 Organizations & institutions please contact info@passionriver.com today for a quote Short Synopsis: A full length documentary feature film that tells the story of a people who weathered life’s greatest storms.
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Long Synopsis:
On September 6, 2017, hurricane Irma struck the island of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The category 5 storm was the strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. Less than two weeks later hurricane Maria, another category 5 storm, struck the already destroyed island
paradise. The tragedy marked the first time in modern history that two category 5 hurricanes hit the same place in less than two weeks.
Based on his New York Times Op Ed 'Has America Forgotten the Virgin Islands', which he wrote while building a make-shift roof and living without electricity for 90 days, award- winning journalist Peter Bailey brings to life what has been called the worst natural disaster in American history.
On September 6, 2017, hurricane Irma struck the island of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The category 5 storm was the strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. Less than two weeks later hurricane Maria, another category 5 storm, struck the already destroyed island
paradise. The tragedy marked the first time in modern history that two category 5 hurricanes hit the same place in less than two weeks.
Based on his New York Times Op Ed 'Has America Forgotten the Virgin Islands', which he wrote while building a make-shift roof and living without electricity for 90 days, award- winning journalist Peter Bailey brings to life what has been called the worst natural disaster in American history.
