CHILDREN OF GOD Miami Screenings 03/01/2010
Kareem Mortimer's CHILDREN OF GOD is an official selection of the Miami International Film Festival's Cinema 360º March 13 & 14, 2010  Run time: 103 min. | Bahamas | color | Film Format: Digital Video 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. FENCES 02/17/2010
 Rehearsals begin for the 25th Anniversary production of August Wilson's FENCES at Seattle Repertory Theatre. 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 Timothy Bond Producing Artistic Director of Syracuse Stage will direct. CHILDREN OF GOD London Screening 02/11/2010
Kareem Mortimer's CHILDREN OF GOD is an official selection of the 24th London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival  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 FLOAT Screening 02/05/2010
REAL ART WAYS presents Kareem Mortimer's FLOAT Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 2pm REAL ART WAYS 56 Arbor St Hartford, CT 06106  FLOAT is an award-winning short film by Bahamian director Kareem Mortimer. It is the journey of Jonny Roberts, a young painter from the crowded inner city of Nassau, who travels to the beautiful island of Eleuthera to clear his mind. There, he meets the beautiful and sexually forward Romeo. Stephen Tyrone stars as Romeo FLOAT trailer BALLS 01/15/2010
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