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CHILDREN OF GOD

By Kareem MORTIMER

WIDE - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2010

An intimate story of two young me falling in love and an exploration of race , religion and homophobia.

Festivals
& Awards

La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2013

Competition

- Year of production
- 2010
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- BAHAMAS
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 103 mn
- Director(s)
- Kareem MORTIMER
- Writer(s)
- Kareem MORTIMER
- Cast
- Johnny FERRO, Margaret Laurena KEMP, Mark R. FORD, Stephen Tyrone WILLIAMS, Van BROWN
- Producer(s)
- Kareem MORTIMER (MERCURY RISING MEDIA)
- Synopsis
- Set against the backdrop of a nation grappling with violent homophobic crime and offering a scathing examination of the underlying hatred for gays rampant in Caribbean societies, Bahamian Kareem Mortimer’s debut narrative feature tells the stories of three very different individuals: Lena, the conservative, deeply religious wife of a secretly gay firebrand pastor; Romeo, a handsome young black man hiding his sexuality from his close-knit and loving family; and Jonny, the conflicted and creatively-blocked white artist in search of himself. All three head for the spectacularly beautiful and tranquil island of Eleuthera, each with a different reason for escaping current circumstances. Soon, their disparate worlds collide in unexpected and affecting ways. This uncommon portrayal of love, loneliness, tolerance, secrets and self-acceptance takes viewers on a poignant multifaceted journey that is enlightening, courageous, and disquieting all at the same time, and which shocks to the very core with its startling conclusion.