RUINED takes audiences to a rain forest bar-and-brothel in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, where young women can find refuge – but not escape – from the chaos and violence that surrounds them.

RUINED won the 2009 Pulitzer, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Lucile Lortel Award, Obie Award and was extended eight times during its Manhattan Theatre Club run.

RUINED will be co-produced with the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles and will travel to South Africa’s Market Theatre where the story will be shared with Congolese refugees in Johannesburg.

Stephen Tyrone Williams joins members of the NYC cast as Simon

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Director Kate Whoriskey says:

“The core commitment of RUINED is to celebrate and examine the spectrum of human life in all its complexities: the sacred with the profane, the transcendent with the lethal, the flaws with the beauty, and selfishness with generosity.”

AFTER-PARTY | O BAR
July 10th @ 6:30pm
8279 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90046-5956

Watch CHILDREN of GOD Trailer

CHILDREN OF GOD tells the stories of three very different individuals: Romeo (Stephen Tyrone Williams), a handsome young black man hiding his sexuality from his close-knit and loving family; Lena (Margaret Kemp), the conservative, deeply religious wife of a secretly gay firebrand pastor;  and Jonny (Johnny Ferro), the conflicted and creatively-blocked white artist in search of himself.

STAG & DOE will screen alongside four other HBO Short Film finalists during American Black Film Festival in Miami.

STAG & DOE is the story of Christian and Camille on the eve of their wedding night. With the promise of "forever" looming, Camille presents Christian with a unique proposition: one last “freebie” before the wedding, on the condition she gets to do the same..

What will they decide?

Stephen Tyrone Williams stars as Christian

MARCH
US Premiere - Miami International Film Festival - March 13-14th
Australian Premiere - Melbourne Queer Film Festival - March 19th & 23rd
UK Premiere - London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival - Wednesday, March 31st

APRIL
Torino GLBT Film Festival - April 18-19th
Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival - Wednesday, April 28th

MAY
Closing Night Film - Boston LGBT Film Festival - Sunday, May 16th
Canadian Premiere - Toronto LGBT Film Festival - Thursday, May 27th
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival - Friday, May 28th
Jacob Burns Film Center - Monday, May 31st

JUNE
Jacob Burns Film Center - Wednesday, June 2nd
Calgary Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival - Thursday, June 3rd
Closing Night Film - Q Cinema International Film Festival - Sunday, June 6th
New York City Premiere - Harlem Stage on Screen - Monday, June 7th
NewFest - Thursday, June 10th
OutTakes - Thursday, June 10th
West Coast Premiere - Frameline34 - Wednesday, June 23rd

JULY
Los Angeles OutFest - Saturday, July 10th
Philadelphia QFest - Friday, July 16th
Los Angeles OutFest - Friday, July 16th
Philadelphia QFest - Sunday, July 18th
New York International Latino Film Festival - Wednesday, July 28th

AUGUST
Edinburgh International Film Festival - Tuesday, August 10th
Vancouver Queer Film Festival - Saturday, August 14th
Vancouver Queer Film Festival - Wednesday, August 18th
NewFest at BAM - Saturday, August 28th

CHILDREN OF GOD tells the stories of three very different individuals: Lena (Margaret Kemp), 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 (Johnny Ferro), the conflicted and creatively-blocked white artist in search of himself.
 
Stephen Tyrone stars as Romeo Fernander.

Monday, June 7 @ 7:30pm
HarlemStage on Screen
The Gatehouse
150 Convent Ave at W 135th St
Sponsored by HBO

Watch CHILDREN OF GOD Trailer

CHILDREN OF GOD tells the stories of three very different individuals: Romeo (Stephen Tyrone), a handsome young black man hiding his sexuality from his close-knit and loving family; Lena (Margaret Kemp), the conservative, deeply religious wife of a secretly gay firebrand pastor;  and Jonny (Johnny Ferro), the conflicted and creatively-blocked white artist in search of himself.

After a sold-out run the Seattle Times says, "...hits it out of the park," Syracuse Stage presents August Wilson's FENCES, a co-production with Seattle Repertory Theatre.

Timothy Bond Producing Artistic Director of Syracuse Stage directs.

Stephen Tyrone stars as Cory.

FENCES is the story of Troy Maxson (James A. Williams), a garbage collector who has long abandoned his dream of becoming a professional baseball player. As the 1950s come to a close in Pittsburgh and black athletes begin to achieve the type of fame Troy still secretly longs for, Troy's son Cory, with the help of his mother Rose (Kim Staunton), pushes his father to let him play football.

One of August Wilson's most beloved plays, FENCES is the story of Troy Maxson, a garbage collector who has long abandoned his dream of being a professional baseball player. As the 1950s come to a close in Pittsburgh, Troy's son pushes his father to let him pursue his own ambitions of becoming a professional athlete.

Stephen Tyrone stars as Troy's son Cory Maxson

FENCES trailer

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The Closing Night Gala screening on 31 Mar is CHILDREN OF GOD. Kareem J Mortimer's gorgeously photographed first feature, which tells the classic tale of love, unfolding against a backdrop of violent homophobia and social unease in the Bahamas.

Stephen Tyrone stars as Romeo Fernander

CHILDREN OF GOD trailer

For more info BFI's London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 6pm
ACMI Cinemas Session 7

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 @ 10:15pm
ACMI Cinemas Session 56

CHILDREN OF GOD makes it's Australian premiere at the 20th Melbourne Queer Film Festival, one of the worlds oldest and largest queer film festivals.

Stephen Tyrone stars as Romeo Fernander

CHILDREN OF GOD trailer

For more info Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Saturday, March 13th @ 9:30pm
Regal Cinemas South Beach
1100 Lincoln Road

Sunday, March 14th @ 9pm
Tower Theatre
SW 8th Street in Little Havana

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.

Stephen Tyrone stars as Romeo Fernander

CHILDREN OF GOD trailer

The Festival’s Cinema 360º is a showcase for emerging, global independent filmmakers, will feature the international premiere of CHILDREN OF GOD by Kareem Mortimer, a rare offering from Bahamas that explores the ever-present homophobia and discrimination in Caribbean societies.

For more info Miami International Film Festival