Up close and personal with Christine King
Tragedy , triumph and Kiwanis service
You don ’ t usually meet people as happy and warm as Christine King . Her quiet , shy but bold demeanor and inviting smile instantly draws you to her .
Christine King was born on March 15th 1972 in Nassau , Bahamas . Born to teenage parents , she had to be cared for by grandparents Nathaniel and Abigail Gilbert and her Aunt Queen . At the tender age of 4 months she was taken from New Providence ( Nassau ) by Aunt Queen to reside with her on Cat Island ; this is where she spent her early formative years . She received her early education at New Bight Primary and Old Bight Junior / Senior Schools later transferring to Grand Bahama , another in the chain of The Bahama Islands , where she was further cultivated by her father and graduated with honors in 1989 from Hawksbill High School . Life was not easy but rather interesting for Christine and most times fun but perplexing . She first met her dad when she was nine years old and her mom at thirteen . Just three years after meeting her dad , Christine found herself living with the man she ’ d dreamed about for so long . She said she ’ d often sit and wonder what his face looked like , but one day he showed up and she did not have to imagine any longer . “ When I was old enough to know that I had a father , it was always in the back of my head as to who he was ,” she explains . “ One day in Cat Island a lady came to my grandmother and told her that my dad was at the restaurant and wanted to know if he could meet with us . My grandmother , with a curious but excited look on her face said to me , “ Let ’ s go !” I could see us walking up the street right now . We got there ; he introduced himself to my grandmother and picked me up with a smile on his face . He spoke to my Grammy . He then asked me what I wanted and without hesitation I said a bicycle and that Christmas I got my desire , my first bike ; a white and pink one with a little basket on the handles .” She smiles as her mind jogs this pleasant memory . “ We kept in touch by letters and then occasional telephone calls when we
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finally got house phone back in the early 80 ’ s .” Christine was always a bright and intelligent child so much so
RISING STAR :
Calvin Dwight Harris , Bahamian Filmmaker
Calvin Dwight Harris was born on the sunny Caribbean island of New Providence , which is among the seven hundred islands and chains that make up the Bahamas . In 1988 , at the age of 18 , Calvin left home on a track and field scholarship to attend Murray State University . After transferring to the University of Idaho in 1990 , Calvin graduated with an Engineering Degree in 1994 and soon afterward moved to Denver , Colorado . His love for watching movies and a passion to one day make a difference in the film industry is what inspired Calvin to become a filmmaker . With an inspired vision , Calvin founded Harris Entertainment in the spring of 2004 . The first film released under the Harris Entertainment banner was ; " On The Wings of Men ." This film explored the life of the first Prime Minister of the
that at the age of twelve she sat and passed six BJC ’ s and began studying for the GCE exams . She was fast tracked to the 11th grade and sat in classes with students three years her senior . After hearing all of this her father knew that he could do more and built up the courage to ask her grandmother to give him custody . Upon learning of the news Christine said , “ I want to go . I was just always inquisitive about my dad and having him show that interest I never wanted to lose him again . Somehow I did not know either of my parents by my dad was always on my mind more than my mom .
Christine ’ s grandmother was faced with a challenge , she prayed and one day after school she invited Christine to sit with her . This is when she popped the question and asked Christine , twelve years old what she wanted . “ I said YES ! I want to go ” Her grandmother , teary eyed looked and her and said , “ I will let you go ”; she
Calvin Harris
Bahamas ; Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling , and his fight against US foreign policies in the 1980 ' s during the drug war . This film was released in 2011 . On The Wings of Men won the audience award for Best Documentary Film at further said , “ I am getting old , there is not much here for you , the world is bigger than Cat Island and I will soon can ’ t take care of you .”
It was summer 1985 , Christine ’ s father requested the usual ; that she spend the summer with his parents , Rev . Octavious and Winifred King , who also lived on Cat Island about 25 miles North of her mom ’ s parents . Christine was quite accustomed to that as ever since meeting her father he would ask that she spend schools breaks with his parents . Usually after summer breaks Christine would prepare for the planned road journey down south to get ready for the new school term . This time it was different , very different in that Christine was leaving the island for the first time in her life . It was August , 1985 when a twin engine 6 seat Cessna 401 buzzed over the home twice . Christine was dressed and ready as she knew it was her father who had come to rescue her .
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the 8th Annual Bahamas International Film Festival ( 2011 ) and was nominated for Best Documentary Film at the Montreal Black International Film Festival ( 2012 ) and the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival ( 2012 ). Calvin Dwight Harris is currently Producing the upcoming feature length documentary film entitled ; " Perfect Feet " the movie . This film will take a look at one man ' s journey to find the perfect set of feet . Because of his work on this film , Mr . Harris became inspired to create a New charity event called the " Show Me Your Feet " campaign . This charity was designed to raise awareness about the issues diabetics may face with their feet and to raise money to find an eventual cure for diabetes . Calvin Dwight Harris career in the film industry has grown as a Writer , Director , Producer .