Earlier this week we told you about the Belize Film Festival, which is kicking off tomorrow night with the opening gala at the Bliss. Today, international stars started arriving for the event. We got to sit down with the first of them Darryl "Chill" Mitchell, an American actor whose been played roles in movies such as "10 Things I Hate About You", "House Party," "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" and even "Desperate Housewives."
Chill is no stranger to Belize or 7 news and today he seemed right at home when Emaun Hyde spoke to him.
Emaun Hyde
"Why did you decide to come to Belize for the Film Festival and grace us with your presents."
Daryl Mitchell, Actor, Rapper
"Well we didn't come for the film festival, what happened was, we was on the plane going to Detroit, got detour because of the weather so we are here. (laughting)"
Emaun Hyde
"Now I know you're kidding?"
Daryl Mitchell
"Na, I am here for the Belizean Film Festival, representing for my man, Nigel Moguel. Why I decided to take part in it, hey this is what I do, you know what I mean and this is something I want to do and being a part of it because I get in on the ground roots of things, you know what I mean and watch it develop and watch it grow and come together and that's the fun part you know and when you start inviting people from different places to come in like all my different actor friends who come down , they come down to celebrate with us and get the chance to see you know, where would you rather work in Hollywood or would you rather work in Belize? It's very important to have these, they are not happening as much as it use to happen, so now that we doing it here, we bringing some place different and some place rough some place new, exciting beautiful so I thing it going to be a big thing for a lot of people."
Emaun Hyde
"You excited about the show?"
Daryl Mitchell
"Nah, of course I am, you kidding me. It going to be really crazy, this is going to be real crazy, I am waiting for that red carpet, I brought out my best tuxedo, I went all black i don't care how it get (Laughing). The power is in the people, just like in government, people got to understand the power is not in your per say Prime Minister, the power is in the people you elect that man, you give that man that job you pay that man, so the power is in the people it's the same thing here, when you go to the movies you going to tell people all over the world, this is the place to be, this is the place you need to make you films this is the place where you need to come and invest, this right here, this is what going to happens, so that is what it's very important for the people to show up."
Emaun Hyde
"Just give us a little rap about the film festival."
Daryl Mitchill
"Oh, you want one?"
Emaun Hyde
"Yes, just a little."
Daryl Mitchell
"Well, this is what I must confess, I got on the plane cause I came to the fest you know what I mean easy laid back because I am here to Belize, come on say it, don't make me start flowing hard, don't make me start flowing too hard. (Laughing)"
The Festival will begin this Friday and end on July 24th, and is set in the City, in San Pedro, and at Cayo.
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