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African-American Female Founds Film Festival
By: Janice Malone
Tennessee Tribune
Originally posted 11/24/2003
Author Bridget Davis used the creativity of the pen instead
of the poison of a heroin needle to write her way out of a
life of growing up in a twenty-one story Harlem tenement
apartment building. Bridget was surrounded by the trappings
of drugs, poverty and hopelessness.
But the flow of ink from her pen caused Bridget to sail into
the literary world of becoming a best-selling author of
three successful novels. “I escaped the statistics of
failure. I became free through education and a strong family
foundation of morality and self respect,” says this wife
and mother of 2, as she offers insight into her success. The
fourth child of five, at an early age Bridget saw the
failure and success of her siblings and the breakup of her
parent’s marriage, caused her to see life from a different
view. But it was the untimely death of her mother at the
early age 47 (from cancer), that really caused Bridget to
re-focus her life.
She channeled her grief and sorrow into a full throttle
ascent by becoming even more determined for success. Today,
Bridget’s present life is a far cry from her childhood
existence.
She’s now living in the scenic beauty of the Pocono
Mountains resort area of Pennsylvania. “It’s such a
idyllic area for writing.” says Bridget from her office
plus, she also maintains a second residence back in her
hometown of Harlem. Her latest novel, HENRY’S HEART, has
been made into a movie, starring young actor Dorian Davis.
The film will be released nationally next year.
The book chronicles the compelling journey of the Hart
family from slavery to freedom and the curse that haunted
the male members of the family for generations. “Some of
the details of ‘Henry’s Heart’ are based on fact
combined with my imagination. I’ll just tease the readers
with this much. The story starts with 2 slaves from Senegal
who are forced into slavery. They set sail to America on a
ship named Jesus, taken to the Hart plantation and this is
where the real story begins.” Originally a film script,
Henry’s Heart, the novel, immediately caught the attention
of several top independent film producers within a few short
months of its release.
But Bridget is never one to sit on her laurels. “As we
were filming Henry’s Heart I noticed there were few
outlets for the independent film maker to showcase their
work in this region, Why should someone’s film sit on the
shelf just because the major studios won’t give it a
chance?”
So Bridget, her husband, her children and a good publicist
friend, organized The Pocono Mountains Film Festival. As a
result of months of hard work, now the major film studios
are calling on Bridget. The debut festival featured 60 films
from ambitious independent producers throughout North
America. Miss USA, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Palance, were
just a few notable participating celebrities.
The highlight of the festival is the honorary dinner, which
includes selecting a celebrity to be featured in the Pocono
Walk Of Fame. The success of the next film fest is buzzing.
Bridget has already received calls from top heavy studios
such as Lions Gate and Miramax, to participate in the next
festival which will be July 7-1 0th 2004, amidst the
splendor and beauty of Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains
region. Meanwhile, in addition to her writing and the
festival, Bridget will soon be launching “The Girl Next
Door,” a new syndicated tv talk show featuring celebrity
interviews, today’s issues and a cooking tips from the
best of chefs.
And by the end of next summer the busy author will be
releasing her fourth novel, “Ghetto Moon,” which is a
tome about life under the moon in the ghetto. “It’s
about the obstacles, the good & bad that you have to
overcome in order to become successful,” adds Ms. Davis.
The Pocono Film Festival invites any and all independent
film makers to submit their films, shorts or documentaries
for showing at next year’s festival. Deadline is June 12,
2004. See www.poconomountainsfilmfesival.com
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