Beneath the Blue Bahamas screening in Grand Bahama

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Freeport, Bahamas - On November 8th, the Grand Bahama Ministry of Tourism in partnership with the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival ) held the Bahamas premiere of Beneath the Blue, a film shot entirely on location at Smith Point, Grand Bahama Island. The Bahamas Weekly News Team was on hand to capture interviews with Donna Mackey, Sr Manager, Bahamas Film Commission; Gregory Von Hausch, President & CEO of FLIFF; Bonnie Leigh Adams, Sr Program Director of FLIFF; Betty Bethel, General Manager of Business Development, Ministry of Tourism in Grand Bahama; Leah Eneas, Bahamian actor in the film; and Paul Mocker, Associate Producer and Underwater Cinematographer for the family movie. Listen as Donna Mackey tells how the collaboration between the Grand Bahama Ministry of Tourism and the Fort Lauderdale international Film Festival came together. Then president of FLIFF, Gregory Von Hausch talks about his film festival, FLIFF, and how it is the longest film festival in the world according to the Guinness World Records. His wife and Sr Program Director of FLIFF, Bonnie Adams shares how inspired they were upon seeing the film and the efforts they took to make contact with The Bahamas to share in promotion of the visually beautiful film. You will also hear from actor, Leah Eneas of Nassau, Bahamas who played the lab technician and marine biologist in the film. She is now working on her next role in "Bahamian Sun", an American film being shot in The Bahamas. Listen as Paul Mockler, Associate producer and underwater cinematographer tells you about the challenges of filming with dolphins (and humans), and how the film has a message, and it not only a family film, but a love story. Mockler says that Sellers, the film's director was inspired to do this film sequel when he heard of the massive kill of dolphins and beached whales in 2000 when the US Navy was performing ultrasound experiments. He goes on to tell of how local Grand Bahamian veterinarian, Alan Bater did the necropsy of the dolphins and testified on the case. Mockler the shares exciting news that the film may move on to a third movie sequel, and there is even talk of a TV series.