Montrey Moore, one of the subjects of the documentary film ?The Boys of Baraka?, will appear at Bermuda International Film Festival?s third annual children?s festival.

Montrey, 15, and his mother, Jacqueline Harrington, will travel from their home in Baltimore for the event.

Montrey, whose transformation from troubled teen to mathematics scholar is one of the inspirational story lines in the film, will also answer audience questions after the screening.

?The Boys of Baraka has particular relevance for us in Bermuda because we face some of the same challenges faced by families and the school system in Baltimore,? says BIFF Kids programmer Christian Zabriskie.

?The kids we label as ?at-risk? often just need to be in the proper atmosphere, both academic and social, conducive to learning and achievement. Montrey?s story is an example of what kids can achieve when some of the obstacles to achievement are removed.?

The film has won numerous festival awards, including Best Documentary kudos at the Newport Beach, Atlanta and Chicago film festivals.

It won Audience Awards at both the prestigious AFI/Silverdocs and Woodstock festivals, and earned a Special Jury Award at SXSW (Austin, Texas).

The Boys of Baraka will screen on tomorrow at noon at Liberty Theatre.