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Kareem Mortimer

Kareem Mortimer

Bahamian filmmaker (born 1980)

Kareem Mortimer (born October 17, 1980, in Nassau, Bahamas) is a Bahamian filmmaker[1] who is known for such films as Chance (2005), The Eleutheran Adventure (2006),[2] Float (2007), I Am Not A Dummy (2009), Children of God[1] (2010), Wind Jammers (2010)[3] and Passage (2013).

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His debut feature, Children of God (2010), is the first narrative feature from the Caribbean with LGBT themes.[citation needed][4] Another project, Wind Jammers (2010), which he co-directed with Richard von Maur, is a children's film that deals with racism. Children of God was shown on the television channel Showtime as well as distributed in over twenty-four countries around the world. In 2014, Passage was awarded an African Movie Academy Award for Best Short Film from the Diaspora.

References

  1. [1]
    Catsoulis, Jeannette (May 19, 2011). "Children of God: A Romance Stalked by Hatred". The New York Times.
  2. [2]
    McLeod, Sheri-kae (December 2017). "Films To See Before Visiting the Bahamas".
  3. [3]
    "Wind Jammers wins Audience". The Nassau Guardian.
  4. [4]
    "'Children of God' Confronts Homophobia in the Caribbean".


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