a black girl born to white parents during South Africa’s apartheid era. When asked during a Q&A session with Moving Pictures’ editor-at-large Elliot Kotek, how she chooses her roles, she bluntly shared: “I don’t do crap,” prompting laughter and applause from the audience.
Other honorees at this year’s festival included actor Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), who was bestowed the Career Achievement Tribute presented by Sir Sean Connery; and Gavin McKinney (Day of the Dolphin), an underwater filmmaker who received a special Bahamian Ambassador Tribute Award.
BIFF, a nonprofit organization committed to providing the local community and international festivalgoers with a diverse presentation of films from the island and around the world, is the brainchild of executive director Leslie Vanderpool. –yvette caslin
