Paradise Discovered
Unbreakable Virgin Islanders
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Paradise Discovered: Unbreakable Virgin Islanders
Director: Peter Bailey Run time: 72 minutes Release Date: 08-31-2021 | SRP: $59.95 | CAT#: PRDVD4847 | UPC: 672975895402
Genres: Documentary, Environment
Log line: 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. |
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's 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's 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.
Awards & Press:
Winner! Best Documentary, Toronto’s Caribbean International Film Festival
“The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders is a true masterpiece.”
– Paul Brock, co-founder of the National Association of Black Journalists
“Being a trained journalist has given Peter a look into the complexity of human life, an eye for what matters and an ear for the sound of the human voice.”
- Jamaican author and Brown University Professor Colin Channer
“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
Featured in:
New York Times
NPR
NBC
CBS Miami
Daily Kos
“The Unbreakable Virgin Islanders is a true masterpiece.”
– Paul Brock, co-founder of the National Association of Black Journalists
“Being a trained journalist has given Peter a look into the complexity of human life, an eye for what matters and an ear for the sound of the human voice.”
- Jamaican author and Brown University Professor Colin Channer
“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
Featured in:
New York Times
NPR
NBC
CBS Miami
Daily Kos
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