MIAMI – The winner of 14 prestigious awards, including audience awards and jury prizes in Spain, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, Atlanta and New York, film festival favorite CHILDREN OF GOD will make its theatrical premiere at O-Cinema (90 NW 29th Street) in Miami, Florida for a weekend engagement June 2nd-5th. The film will then be released on DVD on June 7 through TLA Releasing.
Written and directed by Bahamian director Kareem Mortimer, CHILDREN OF GOD 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 Johnny, the conflicted and creatively-blocked white artist in search of himself.
All three characters head for the spectacularly beautiful and tranquil island of Eleuthera, in the Bahamas, each with a different reason for escaping their current circumstances. Soon, their disparate worlds collide in unexpected and affecting ways.
The film features a stellar ensemble cast, which includes Stephen Tyrone Williams (Ruined), Mark Richard Ford (Rent), Margaret Laurena Kemp (Commander in Chief) and Johnny Ferro (The Video Guys).
“Children of God is such a timely film and packs a real emotional punch,” says Mortimer. “We are so excited to share our film theatrically in New York City and later roll it out on DVD to the rest of America.”
“It is a proud moment when queer cinema rises above the fray and speaks naturally to a universal audience, as Children of God has done.” Says Derek Curl of TLA Releasing.
The DVD will contain special features such as a director’s commentary, deleted scenes, and the official trailer, as well as Mortimer’s award-winning short film, “Float.”
