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From thebahamasweekly.com - Entertainment
Miami, FL - The controversial Bahamian film by Kareem Mortimer screened at the Miami International Film Festival this past weekend. "On Saturday night we packed the house and the film was very well received on Sunday we had a good crowd who stayed behind for an extensive Q and A, seeing that it was the first Bahamian film in the festival, we also got a review in the South Florida Times, and I did an interview with Film Annex and the Miami New Times," said a very pleased Mortimer after the festival. The film will next screen in London at the Odeon Theatre for the British Film Institute and closing the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. CHILDREN OF GOD is the religious concept that human beings are regarded by God as his children, and is used by Christians to refer to human divinity. It is the story of two individua  ls who learn that in order to live a
truly happy life you
have to risk speaking and acting on your true feelings. Set against the
backdrop
of a nation grappling
with violent homophobia, this film tells the story
of
Jon, a white Bahamian artist who faces losing his scholarship at a
local University and Lena a conservative religious woman who is
struggling with a crumbling marriage. Both escape city life in Nassau
to the island
of Eleuthera, where
their worlds
collide in a fashion that will surprise audiences. The film was shot
last summer entirely in the Bahamas in Nassau and Eleuthera.The film stars Van Brown, Johnny Ferro, Mark Ford, Margaret Kemp, Stephen Tyrone Williams and a plethora of Bahamian cast.
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